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exuded calm energy. How he was doing it
in this situation was beyond her but she was thankful that he knew
what she needed and gave it willingly. It was something he had
learned over the past year. If he stayed calm she could draw from
his energy and use it to calm herself and therefore better control
her powers. It was working well, so far.
Faedra reached out with imaginary hands and
grabbed hold of Faen's energy like her life depended on it. She
breathed it in, infused it into every cell. She glanced up at him.
He was studying her, reading the signs. She could tell from his
smile that he knew his energy was working, giving her the strength
she needed to withstand what was to come.
Faedra's lips twitched in reply. She turned
back to Derian who was waiting patiently for her to let him know
she was ready.
"This time, when I release you, I will do so
one finger at a time," Derian explained. "That way your power will
return in a steady flow, instead of one disastrous deluge."
Faedra swallowed, her eyes fixed on the man
gripping her ankle who was waiting for her command. She gave it
with a barely discernible nod of her head.
Derian lifted his little finger.
Faedra felt a warm tingle in her foot.
Derian lifted his ring finger.
Both feet became warm, and the tingle
traveled up past her ankle into her calf. She drew in another
calming breath. Concentrate, Faedra. You can do this, she
told herself.
Derian lifted his index finger.
The heat intensified, working its way up her
legs and into her belly. Faedra gasped at the sudden intrusion.
Derian's hand stilled. She noticed a small curl of steam rise from
between his fingers.
You can do this, Faedra. Concentrate. Her subconscious stood on the sidelines like a proud mom at a
soccer game.
"Are you okay?" Faen whispered. Stroking the
back of her hand with his thumb.
Faedra closed her eyes and gave Faen a quick
nod. "I can do this," she whispered, more to herself than to her
Guardian.
"I know you can."
"One more," Faedra murmured to Derian without
opening her eyes.
Derian lifted his forefinger, leaving only
his thumb touching Faedra's skin.
Raging fire roared up her chest and into her
neck. She sucked in a breath, squeezing her eyes tight and fisting
her hands. Faedra exhaled sharply, her breathing turning into short
staccato gasps for air.
"Derian!" Faedra heard Faen shout.
Guessing he was going to ask the water king
to replace his fingers, Faedra opened her eyes. "No! I can do this,
just...give me a minute. I'm nearly there."
Faen searched his charge's eyes and saw only
determination there. Faedra squeezed her eyes shut again as another
wave of heat came raging through her body. Faen brought a hand up,
stroked her cheek and withdrew it with a hiss.
Faedra opened her eyes and gave him an
apologetic look. "I didn't say I was there yet," she murmured,
breathing still heavy. She closed her eyes again.
Water extinguishes fire . Derian's
matter-of-fact explanation popped into Faedra's head. She felt Faen
gently pull away from her and lean her back against the stone wall.
The heat must be getting to him, she thought absentmindedly as she
tried to rein in the power.
And oxygen feeds it. The thought hit
her like a freight train. She held her breath and imagined a hose
pipe spewing water over the flames. A moment passed and Faedra
rejoiced as she saw the flames recede, become more
controllable.
"Faedra." She felt Faen shake her shoulders.
"Faedra, breathe!"
She could hear the group close in, urgent
mutters erupted around her.
Just another moment , she thought to
herself. I've nearly got this, just another moment . She felt
her shoulders being shaken again, more urgently this time. Just
a few more seconds.
"Derian!" Faen shouted. "Put your fingers
back on!"
Faedra opened her eyes and gasped in a gulp
of air. "No!" she shouted at Derian, trying to catch her
breath.
Derian shot her a look of surprise.
Faedra looked up at Faen, her heart lurched
when she saw the concern in
in this situation was beyond her but she was thankful that he knew
what she needed and gave it willingly. It was something he had
learned over the past year. If he stayed calm she could draw from
his energy and use it to calm herself and therefore better control
her powers. It was working well, so far.
Faedra reached out with imaginary hands and
grabbed hold of Faen's energy like her life depended on it. She
breathed it in, infused it into every cell. She glanced up at him.
He was studying her, reading the signs. She could tell from his
smile that he knew his energy was working, giving her the strength
she needed to withstand what was to come.
Faedra's lips twitched in reply. She turned
back to Derian who was waiting patiently for her to let him know
she was ready.
"This time, when I release you, I will do so
one finger at a time," Derian explained. "That way your power will
return in a steady flow, instead of one disastrous deluge."
Faedra swallowed, her eyes fixed on the man
gripping her ankle who was waiting for her command. She gave it
with a barely discernible nod of her head.
Derian lifted his little finger.
Faedra felt a warm tingle in her foot.
Derian lifted his ring finger.
Both feet became warm, and the tingle
traveled up past her ankle into her calf. She drew in another
calming breath. Concentrate, Faedra. You can do this, she
told herself.
Derian lifted his index finger.
The heat intensified, working its way up her
legs and into her belly. Faedra gasped at the sudden intrusion.
Derian's hand stilled. She noticed a small curl of steam rise from
between his fingers.
You can do this, Faedra. Concentrate. Her subconscious stood on the sidelines like a proud mom at a
soccer game.
"Are you okay?" Faen whispered. Stroking the
back of her hand with his thumb.
Faedra closed her eyes and gave Faen a quick
nod. "I can do this," she whispered, more to herself than to her
Guardian.
"I know you can."
"One more," Faedra murmured to Derian without
opening her eyes.
Derian lifted his forefinger, leaving only
his thumb touching Faedra's skin.
Raging fire roared up her chest and into her
neck. She sucked in a breath, squeezing her eyes tight and fisting
her hands. Faedra exhaled sharply, her breathing turning into short
staccato gasps for air.
"Derian!" Faedra heard Faen shout.
Guessing he was going to ask the water king
to replace his fingers, Faedra opened her eyes. "No! I can do this,
just...give me a minute. I'm nearly there."
Faen searched his charge's eyes and saw only
determination there. Faedra squeezed her eyes shut again as another
wave of heat came raging through her body. Faen brought a hand up,
stroked her cheek and withdrew it with a hiss.
Faedra opened her eyes and gave him an
apologetic look. "I didn't say I was there yet," she murmured,
breathing still heavy. She closed her eyes again.
Water extinguishes fire . Derian's
matter-of-fact explanation popped into Faedra's head. She felt Faen
gently pull away from her and lean her back against the stone wall.
The heat must be getting to him, she thought absentmindedly as she
tried to rein in the power.
And oxygen feeds it. The thought hit
her like a freight train. She held her breath and imagined a hose
pipe spewing water over the flames. A moment passed and Faedra
rejoiced as she saw the flames recede, become more
controllable.
"Faedra." She felt Faen shake her shoulders.
"Faedra, breathe!"
She could hear the group close in, urgent
mutters erupted around her.
Just another moment , she thought to
herself. I've nearly got this, just another moment . She felt
her shoulders being shaken again, more urgently this time. Just
a few more seconds.
"Derian!" Faen shouted. "Put your fingers
back on!"
Faedra opened her eyes and gasped in a gulp
of air. "No!" she shouted at Derian, trying to catch her
breath.
Derian shot her a look of surprise.
Faedra looked up at Faen, her heart lurched
when she saw the concern in
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