The mage can guide the direction and/or flow of existing sound. She could, for example, focus sound waves from across a vast chamber so she can listen in on a whispered conversation, or ensure that the sound of her own voice does not carry beyond the person to whom she is speaking. She could not amplify the volume, however, or create a noise from thin air.
Silver Ladder Rote: Fording the River
A whispered word can mean the downfall of an empire, a fact well known to the willworkers of the Silver Ladder. With this rote, such words can be overheard.