Sook stood dumbfounded at the man retreating from her. Her heart was pounding and her hand shaking as she tried to quell her powers from bursting out of her fingertips. He was a trickster, a snake in the grass, likely a liar to anyone who'd cross his path. She didn't like it and tried to force herself into his head to extract the truth.
All she found was barriers and pain shooting through her own head, making her stumble back. I know men like you. They're the lonely ones. I bet you even blame who you are on a woman. They all do. she said as she slumped back.