"Think of them as rivers of magic that run below the surface. We don't physically touch them but we can reach out with our magic and tap into them. Same with kinetic energy."

Molly tapped into the energy in her metal rings and pulled an illusion of a young thunderbird sitting on her shoulder. It was the size of a bald eagle. "This would be a lot harder without kinetic energy."

The white bird shook its head and ruffled the tuft of feathers on the top.