"It can," he admitted. "I haven't done it since I got on the Train, as there are some very sensitive people that I might make extremely uncomfortable, but I do have a great deal of spiritual presence if I wish. Both to dissuade and to encourage."

"Robots, however, at least the ones without souls, seem to be impervious to my abilities in that regard. I have to use different abilities to sway their actions," he said with a grin.

"Ah! Decoys! I am familiar with that strategy!" His grin got brighter. "I am excited by it. Shall we?" He's got armor, and so far he's been faster than any of the robots he'd encountered, so she should be fine as well. Which he would not want to face her daughter if anything should happen to Sonya.