Yrael grins a toothy, almost wistful, smile. "Mind versus mind, strength versus strength. There is a certain satisfaction to both."

His favorite moment is when the opponent realizes they will lose. The look in their eyes is delicious.

"That struggle is the very heart of Free Magic. The strength of one's mind, one's will, set against the will of another. Bending weaker minds and bodies to further one's own purposes."

Most other people are metaphorical tools, anyway, why not make it literal?