Her mouth thins. "No. I haven't spoken to Asti for over a hundred years, I was quite surprised he'd reached out to you lot." It pains her, to think that her old friend is keeping her from his mind. He has his reasons, of course, but-- she isn't going to think about that.

"I don't know. I know Malicant can twist the mind, and if they are turtles, certainly they're vulnerable to that influence, but I thought increasing the strength of the barrier might help to protect them, as much as I could."