White light flashed from his eyes and mouth, and words seemed to rumble down like thunder from the mountain faces. Then a line appeared from the earth between his outstretched arms, so brilliant she raised hands against its glare. It flashed upward, more perfect than any geometer’s rule, taller than the brooding Unaras, striking through and illuminating clouds, on into the endless black … The Bar of Heaven! she thought—a Cant from his stories of the First Apocalypse.
This is the first time Gnostic sorcery is described by a third person. Up to this point we've been told of fires started with 'a sorcerous word' and we've seen brief battles between the Scarlet Spires and Mysunai/Cishaurim, and between the Saik and Thing Called Skeaos. We've also heard about the Cants of Calling. Now, we have a display of why even Eleazaras is careful about pushing issues with Achamian.
This cant is sung to the tune of "Heaven" by Talking Heads ;)
