They can compress their cloud and make it more durable. They can also shape part of their cloud into a tentacle and extend this tentacle to the clouds of other people.
This is the essence of the pathway of the telepath. Currently, the best they can do is reach out to other minds and communicate with them. That's if they master the skill completely.
Shaping their minds and extending it to make contact with the minds of others is not easy. In fact, it is a lot of hard work.
The greater the distance between them and a target, the more work it will take to make contact with their minds. If they don't learn how to make contact with the minds of others, they will never be able to communicate with others mentally.
Fortunately, they are not novices with the pathway of the telepath. They have some experience with this pathway, so they know how to communicate with the minds of others.
