Sophie smiles grow; lovely is such a big word to use for something so simple, but she likes it anyway.

"Hmmm... I guess it's unfair not to give value to something for their intrinsic value against the effort required to obtain it." Still, it doesn't sit entirely well with her. "I hadn't thought it about it that way. Maybe there's space for compromise on both views."

But that also reminds her of something else. "So what power do you have? Or... maybe it's private? I've heard some people get silly powers." Declan seems to be a lot of things, but silly isn't one of them.