[A nod. He hoped the kid would pursue it, he certainly had talent.]

I think so too. My teacher told me that we hack into the source code of our universe. That...probably won't make much sense to you if you're not from a place with technology, but think of the universe as having a set of instructions, and we can alter those instructions. Like...music, but we can change the notes.

[He flicks his hands and the shields disappear. ]

Probably more than we'd ever know.