Bethany would sigh as Teren would wave her off of cooking duty, give her a wry smile as she was shooed away back to bed. She did sneak in some help when Teren wasn't watching, and if she just happened to be awake while someone else was? Well, clearly they should have someone talk to for an hour or so.

Still, she knew she had to be careful, which was why she answered frankly as she looked up from her book, "I haven't been using them at all."

Yes, only her own pool of mana, which was why she couldn't keep the shield up the entire time.