Alexander smiled politely.  The book he held was written in a dead language.  It had taken him years to find it and he was still deciphering the whole thing.  Everytime he read it gave him a deeper insight into how auras worked.  After all, it was a book of theories.  There wasn't actually any spells in it, but rather a description of rules and experiments on how auras work and why.  It described how one might manipulate an aura with magic, but traditionally magic users have very rarely been able to manipulate someone elses aura.  It did describe how one might tie two auras together, the consequences, and what one could gain.  Intimate did not begin to describe it.  Alexander had no intention of tying himself to this random, albeit powerful and pretty, woman.  Not permanently.  He had determined through this theory and his own knowledge of geomancy that a temporary version of the tie could be made.

"As I make the connection, our power will ignite and as the connection grows stronger, so will our power.  Normal people would begin to feel each others emotions, and eventually all sensations as well as thought.  That will not happen to us.  Our tie will grow only to a certain point, where we might share strong emotions.  After that we can move through the wall, hand in hand, and then when we seperate the tie will slowly unravel.  But we must remain in contact with each other for the tie to grow to full strength, and while moving through the wall if we are seperated it could kill us."

Putting the book back he returned to her.  "So, do you wish to do this?"  Alexander smiled and took his cloak off, hanging it up.  "Ah, yes.  You wanted a display, to prove I can match your power."  As he turned back he let his aura start to bleed through.  Having seen it in a mirror with his eyes he knew that it looked like electricity dancing across his skin, but to those that can only sense it they would feel what he did now.  The raw power that hummed underneath his skin, only a small amount was allowed to dance through the air.  It was unfortunate that the humming was for him alone.  But that electricity dancing all across his body was enough, Alexander could match her easily.  Containing it took a small effort, and he wiped his forhead as sneakily as possible when he put his cloak back on.  Everything had a cost, and power of that level had a cost he never felt like paying...Not anymore anyway.