Corbie nodded, telling herself to keep her eyes up when she wanted very much to duck her head and look at the rug. She licked her lips and pushed on. "Oneiromancy, dream magic, ain't studied much anywhere anymore. A lot of schools of magic just decided it wasn't useful. But there's things you can do in dreams that technically ain't magic at all, so anybody could learn to do 'em. He taught me to make a mental construct. Mostly what it's for is protecting myself, 'cause a wizard's mind is their most important tool and if something or someone gets in that shouldn't be there, shit can go downhill real fast. But it can also be used as a way to understand and navigate my own dreams." Or as a starting point if she ever decided to go dreamwalking, which he had always stressed was not a good idea for a novice.