Perhaps a more apt question was 'why should he tell her anything'. He held her gaze right back, well aware that maintaining eye contact was one of those things that, with him, ended up slightly more disconcerting than it was maybe meant to be.

Then again, she was talking in his head, so who was really disconcerting?

At the very least, though, he could almost hear it echoing through both ears. He hadn't felt that in ages.

Though Adam didn't know the actual process of how this worked, he assumed it was simple: like thinking directly at her with intention. He was sure she'd correct him if he did it wrong. That all depends. I can't do anything like this.