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Authors: Mardi Maxwell
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hands on her shoulders. "Look at me."
Skye looked at him then laughed and answered Soren's unspoken question. "Yes, I can conjure meat." She waved her hand and a platter appeared on the table next to them. It held several kinds of braised meats. She pointed to one. "This meat comes from a mammal that lives on Tundra. It can be domesticated and milked. The milk can be made into cheese." She pointed to the second meat. "This is a fowl that lives here." A basket of fruit, bread and cheese appeared next to it. "Water, milk, or juice?"
"Water."
She conjured water for him and milk for herself before she picked up a piece of bread, put a slice of meat on it and offered it to him.
Soren took a bite while he maintained the mind link with her. "How long can we stay in each other's mind?"
"As long as we like. Once linked it doesn't really take any effort to stay that way. Blocking a thought takes more effort." Skye popped a small fruit into her mouth, chewed it then swallowed. "Would you like me to teach you to block a thought now?"
"Yes."
"Okay. Your memory is still blank so you can't block anything from the past so you'll have to think of something you don't want me to know right now. When I try to find it then you try to build a barrier around it to keep it from me."
"What kind of barrier?"
"Something like a wall to keep me out."
"How will you know if I've thought of something?"
Skye laughed. "I won't but you'll feel it when I find it. It will feel like a touch, like this." She touched her fingertip to his cheek.
"Okay, I'm ready."
Skye smiled while she searched his mind. The only memories she found were the ones he'd made since he'd woken up in the shelter and a few hazy images of several people and two twin boys. She continued her search then finding nothing more she withdrew. "I saw a warrior who looked like you but he had gray eyes. He was with twin boys."
"I think the male is my brother and the boys are his sons. Did you find anything else?"
"No."
Soren smiled, wrapped his arms around her and stood up.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
He laughed. "If you'd read my thoughts you'd know." He hugged her, carried her to the bed and lowered her onto it before he dropped down over her. "Kiss me."
"I thought we'd controlled your fever."
"We did. This is just me wanting you."
# # #
Two units later Soren held Skye while she slept. A quick smile curved his lips as she dreamt about an argument she'd had with her brother when they were younger. In the dream Berit chased her but every time he got close she threw up a krystal barrier and he ran into it, bounced off and hit the ground on his butt. She'd laughed and taken off again while he shook his fist at her and climbed to his feet.
He was still smiling when the dream changed and a wave of sorrow blindsided him. Now Berit stood next to Skye with his arms around her while she wept. A stone monument with the images of two people carved on it stood in front of them and he knew instantly that these were her parents and she was mourning their loss. He tightened his arms around her and nuzzled her cheek. "It's okay. I'm here."
Skye sighed and the dream changed to a scene in a partially burned building where she huddled in a corner while three males approached her. Two of them grabbed her while the third tried to inject her with something. She screamed and fought, slowing them down long enough for Berit and several other warriors to appear and deal with the three assailants.
Seeing the memory of those males touching her and knowing what they intended to do to her enraged him. Before he could control himself a growl of rage left his lips and Skye jerked and let out of small gasp. Disgusted with himself for upsetting her he caressed her back until she relaxed again and the dream changed.
Now, she, Berit, the warriors who'd fought off the attackers, and several females sat around inside a shelter, eating and talking. Lightening lit up the sky around them but the sound of
Skye looked at him then laughed and answered Soren's unspoken question. "Yes, I can conjure meat." She waved her hand and a platter appeared on the table next to them. It held several kinds of braised meats. She pointed to one. "This meat comes from a mammal that lives on Tundra. It can be domesticated and milked. The milk can be made into cheese." She pointed to the second meat. "This is a fowl that lives here." A basket of fruit, bread and cheese appeared next to it. "Water, milk, or juice?"
"Water."
She conjured water for him and milk for herself before she picked up a piece of bread, put a slice of meat on it and offered it to him.
Soren took a bite while he maintained the mind link with her. "How long can we stay in each other's mind?"
"As long as we like. Once linked it doesn't really take any effort to stay that way. Blocking a thought takes more effort." Skye popped a small fruit into her mouth, chewed it then swallowed. "Would you like me to teach you to block a thought now?"
"Yes."
"Okay. Your memory is still blank so you can't block anything from the past so you'll have to think of something you don't want me to know right now. When I try to find it then you try to build a barrier around it to keep it from me."
"What kind of barrier?"
"Something like a wall to keep me out."
"How will you know if I've thought of something?"
Skye laughed. "I won't but you'll feel it when I find it. It will feel like a touch, like this." She touched her fingertip to his cheek.
"Okay, I'm ready."
Skye smiled while she searched his mind. The only memories she found were the ones he'd made since he'd woken up in the shelter and a few hazy images of several people and two twin boys. She continued her search then finding nothing more she withdrew. "I saw a warrior who looked like you but he had gray eyes. He was with twin boys."
"I think the male is my brother and the boys are his sons. Did you find anything else?"
"No."
Soren smiled, wrapped his arms around her and stood up.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
He laughed. "If you'd read my thoughts you'd know." He hugged her, carried her to the bed and lowered her onto it before he dropped down over her. "Kiss me."
"I thought we'd controlled your fever."
"We did. This is just me wanting you."
# # #
Two units later Soren held Skye while she slept. A quick smile curved his lips as she dreamt about an argument she'd had with her brother when they were younger. In the dream Berit chased her but every time he got close she threw up a krystal barrier and he ran into it, bounced off and hit the ground on his butt. She'd laughed and taken off again while he shook his fist at her and climbed to his feet.
He was still smiling when the dream changed and a wave of sorrow blindsided him. Now Berit stood next to Skye with his arms around her while she wept. A stone monument with the images of two people carved on it stood in front of them and he knew instantly that these were her parents and she was mourning their loss. He tightened his arms around her and nuzzled her cheek. "It's okay. I'm here."
Skye sighed and the dream changed to a scene in a partially burned building where she huddled in a corner while three males approached her. Two of them grabbed her while the third tried to inject her with something. She screamed and fought, slowing them down long enough for Berit and several other warriors to appear and deal with the three assailants.
Seeing the memory of those males touching her and knowing what they intended to do to her enraged him. Before he could control himself a growl of rage left his lips and Skye jerked and let out of small gasp. Disgusted with himself for upsetting her he caressed her back until she relaxed again and the dream changed.
Now, she, Berit, the warriors who'd fought off the attackers, and several females sat around inside a shelter, eating and talking. Lightening lit up the sky around them but the sound of
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