Bruce swerves between subjects with the same merciless velocity as Laerryn, which doesn't help the sudden onset of loneliness.

"Firstly, that really doesn't surprise me. Secondly, I'm betting you'd put up with it for the sake of strategic efficiency." Don't worry, this is in fact him answering the question.

"...Rary's Telepathic Bond. It's a spell that links up to eight people telepathically, so we can communicate as privately as we need to across any distance."