One Shanir ability appears to be a Voice of Command that compels another. This is displayed notably in To Ride a Rathorn, where Corrudin and Gorbel duel with conflicting commands on the Caineron Highborn cadet Kibben ; Gorbel's will is stronger and he is able to force Kibben to stand on his head. (This tug-of-war breaks Kibben; he eventually dies due to the fact that he is incapable of not following the order, regardless of who tells him to stop.) Corrudin then tries to make Jame order Brier to kiss her boots, and Jame withstands his will; she then tells him to "Back. Off.", to which order he finds his body responding without conscious thought. He retreats backward out of a third-story window, demonstrating the power of Jame's will even against other Highborn.