It was a mixture of emotions coming off of Kavinsky like heat to form a mirage, but there was very definite fear. That brush of fear Kaz keyed onto like a hound picking up a scent.

"Understand what? If you mean reality-bending magic I've seen that many times before. What you're doing with the dreams is rerouting energy, and what you're making are...what? Cars and drugs it seems to be."

Kaz shook his head in disdain.

"Toys. Making more toys to distract yourself from another question."

And here Kaz leaned in as though they were sharing a great secret.

"Are you human, or something else?"