"No, I was..." Rhys pauses, self-conscious about it now. "Talking was for my own benefit. The bugs don't benefit from that. I apologize if I fail to explain it well. I understand that it is unique to my world, but it's still something I have always considered relatively common." Even those who are not magicians understand what magicians do. "I essentially examine the air, taste it, and tell it what to do, by manipulating that air."