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back on Janosha. And, I might add, with another member of the accursed Maeris family! How fitting.”
Master Tree spoke calmly. “High Master Vane, you always say too much when you should be silent, and not enough when you should tell all.”
Vane laughed again. “Bite me, you pompous windbag. You know very well where this is heading. We’ve seen it all play out before. Do we repeat our mistakes, yet again? That is the grossest folly and stupidity.”
“We know much more now than we did back then,” Tree said. “We have taken every possible precaution, and now we will be doubly vigilant. Our mistakes of the past shall not be repeated.”
“ Perhaps not in the same way,” Vane added. “But your assurances have failed before.”
“ No plan is perfect,” Master Jo said. “Nothing is ever certain except change, and we cannot always foresee or guide the direction of that change. If the universe wants its way, it shall have it, no matter what we do.”
“ We cannot speak of these things yet,” Master Tree said. “It is only her third day among us. There is still so much for her to learn, and so much for us to learn about her. Now there is the brother to worry about as well…he does indeed show definitive signs of sharing…the same condition particular to their direct bloodline. And there is the additional concern of the missing the brother–the insane one being used by our enemies.”
“ We should not withhold information from her,” Master Jo protested. “Informing her fully may help her understand the situation better, and give her a better chance to her defend herself.”
Tree shook his head slowly. “I disagree. Overwhelming her with too much information, at a difficult time such as this might make her even more vulnerable to the artifact’s considerable power–which even we do not fully understand. We should not speak of it, and she should not even think about it. The more she does so, the more it will imprint itself stronger and stronger in her mind, until she cannot resist dwelling on it. Once she fixates on it, she will be lost.”
Vane continued to laugh. “You two both think that you can prevent what is clearly going to happen in the end. And I will be there, ready and waiting to act. To do what we should have done from the very beginning. But no. You two idiots think that you can find a way to use Maeris for your own purposes, like a toy, a tool, or a your own private weapon of some kind. Wait until she turns on all of us–all of us , mind you–just as I have foretold. You think she will obey you? She will not even be able to hear your words. Then you will see that I was right all along, once it is far too late.”
“ Enough,” Master Tree said, putting an end to the debate for the moment. “High Adept Naero Maeris. You will tell us everything that you know about this situation in brief, and explain what thoughts and dreams have come to you concerning it. After this, you shall only report directly to us, whenever you have any thought, vision, or dream concerning this situation. You are not to dwell on it, or continue to think about it in any other way. In fact, I want you to do all that you can to not think about this situation, and to keep it from taking hold of your mind. If you begin to obsess over it or cannot stop thinking about it, you need to tell us that, also.”
Naero attempted to protest. “I agree more with Master Jo. Keeping me ignorant will not help me. Tell me what I’m up against. Why is this thing drawn to me, and me to it? Help me understand.”
“You are not ready,” Master Tree said. “And neither are we. You need to strengthen your body and mind, and balance out your abilities There is so much for you to learn, still. And for us to learn about you. You need to achieve all three wisdoms, but there is no time for little more than a crash course, in order to stabilize you as a Mystic adept and prevent you from losing control of yourself as your powers
Master Tree spoke calmly. “High Master Vane, you always say too much when you should be silent, and not enough when you should tell all.”
Vane laughed again. “Bite me, you pompous windbag. You know very well where this is heading. We’ve seen it all play out before. Do we repeat our mistakes, yet again? That is the grossest folly and stupidity.”
“We know much more now than we did back then,” Tree said. “We have taken every possible precaution, and now we will be doubly vigilant. Our mistakes of the past shall not be repeated.”
“ Perhaps not in the same way,” Vane added. “But your assurances have failed before.”
“ No plan is perfect,” Master Jo said. “Nothing is ever certain except change, and we cannot always foresee or guide the direction of that change. If the universe wants its way, it shall have it, no matter what we do.”
“ We cannot speak of these things yet,” Master Tree said. “It is only her third day among us. There is still so much for her to learn, and so much for us to learn about her. Now there is the brother to worry about as well…he does indeed show definitive signs of sharing…the same condition particular to their direct bloodline. And there is the additional concern of the missing the brother–the insane one being used by our enemies.”
“ We should not withhold information from her,” Master Jo protested. “Informing her fully may help her understand the situation better, and give her a better chance to her defend herself.”
Tree shook his head slowly. “I disagree. Overwhelming her with too much information, at a difficult time such as this might make her even more vulnerable to the artifact’s considerable power–which even we do not fully understand. We should not speak of it, and she should not even think about it. The more she does so, the more it will imprint itself stronger and stronger in her mind, until she cannot resist dwelling on it. Once she fixates on it, she will be lost.”
Vane continued to laugh. “You two both think that you can prevent what is clearly going to happen in the end. And I will be there, ready and waiting to act. To do what we should have done from the very beginning. But no. You two idiots think that you can find a way to use Maeris for your own purposes, like a toy, a tool, or a your own private weapon of some kind. Wait until she turns on all of us–all of us , mind you–just as I have foretold. You think she will obey you? She will not even be able to hear your words. Then you will see that I was right all along, once it is far too late.”
“ Enough,” Master Tree said, putting an end to the debate for the moment. “High Adept Naero Maeris. You will tell us everything that you know about this situation in brief, and explain what thoughts and dreams have come to you concerning it. After this, you shall only report directly to us, whenever you have any thought, vision, or dream concerning this situation. You are not to dwell on it, or continue to think about it in any other way. In fact, I want you to do all that you can to not think about this situation, and to keep it from taking hold of your mind. If you begin to obsess over it or cannot stop thinking about it, you need to tell us that, also.”
Naero attempted to protest. “I agree more with Master Jo. Keeping me ignorant will not help me. Tell me what I’m up against. Why is this thing drawn to me, and me to it? Help me understand.”
“You are not ready,” Master Tree said. “And neither are we. You need to strengthen your body and mind, and balance out your abilities There is so much for you to learn, still. And for us to learn about you. You need to achieve all three wisdoms, but there is no time for little more than a crash course, in order to stabilize you as a Mystic adept and prevent you from losing control of yourself as your powers
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