Thermal manipulation was doubtless useful during confrontations, but Kits preferred its softer uses, like keeping people warm. Because of Kaia’s ability to shapeshift into a fox, Kits considered most creatures people. In an alleyway near a smelly dumpster, Kits encountered a cardboard box full of kittens. With the dark and the rain, they must’ve been freezing. So Kits kept them warm until morning. Her magic had no visual cues. The temperatures she manipulated simply rose or fell, and she’d developed impeccable control. At dawn, the smallest kitten gave her hand a nuzzle, and Kits’ affection warmed the air even more.