Then she scans her mind to find a quirky example: "We even get marimba players!"

And then it hit me as I scanned his mind once more as if cutting open a cantaloupe.

Later, she somehow scanned Bishop's mind to find his ideal woman and changed her appearance to match this image.

I tried to scan its mind, but it had no mind.

He scanned her mind, seeking signs of recognition on her part.

He scanned the bastard's mind with his own, and found no indication that Tamara was in danger from him.

She had known instinctively that he scanned the youth's mind.

I'd sat silently, scanning her mind as she talked, for all the little things she was leaving out.

I'll scan his mind and learn where the boy is.

He wanted to scan his mind, and wouldn't be able to do that effectively unless the mage was at least partially awake.