No ordinary human would dare take another step if they were passing through. Just as Jacob was scouting their surroundings with his spiritual sense, other auras enveloped them. While Jacob was investigating them, they, too, were checking him out.
Like circling anacondas, they jabbed and probed without making a move. Each knew it was a waste of energy to fight the other before the ten-thousand-year herb materialized, and only a fool would do so.
Having also sensed that a series of auras had come forth to investigate them, Frazier raised a charm with a grunt, traced the air with his finger, and a gentle aura melded with Jacob's.
In that way, they concealed part of their true power. It would not do to let the enemy know their true strength, or they would lose their element of surprise..