Talk:Shield penetration/@comment-120.148.81.42-20140121042539/@comment-7600752-20140121050358

You are just a bit confused. The shield power is definitely a power...and power that belonged to Bella. Bella was born with the shield talent...it's thought that she inherited it from her father, Charlie Swan, since Edward had trouble with hearing and understanding Charlie's thoughts. Although Edward could hear some of Charlie's thoughts...he could hear nothing of Bella's thoughts. When Bella became a vampire...her shielding improved and she was able to control her power...throwing it out to protect other individuals. If Bella cast her power out and shielded a group of people...it was like an umbrella. Everyone under the shield umbrella was protected from anyone OUTSIDE the umbrella. But those INSIDE the shield umbrella COULD still use their powers on others also within the umbrella. So...while Bella was shielding the entire gang under her shield umbrella...Edward could still read the others minds. AND Edward WAS able to read Renesmee's thoughts. He could read them before she was even born, when Bella was still pregnant with her. Nessie can't read minds. But what she does is the opposite power to Edwards. Instead of reading another's mind, Nessie can place her thoughts into another's mind. Nessie can use this power on everyone, including Bella, despite her being a shield.