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confused as to why she didn’t know what he was talking about, but explained anyway. “There are three levels to Elemental powers. First Order is strongest. We have the most control and strength of power. Second Order is a little less powerful, and Third Order is last. Each Element has all three levels. The Order you get placed in is chance, but it does seem to help to have parents who are in First and Second Order. Not that there is anything wrong with Third, of course.”
    “So, we’ll be in First Order?” Ethan asked. If they were supposed to have some great power, it would only make sense.
    Jared spoke up this time. “Probably, although you two will be higher up than any of us. As Masters, your powers are much stronger.”
    “Yeah, like five times stronger. You’re going to put all of us to shame!” Evan said as he jokingly grimaced in horror. Phoebe chuckled.
    “How long have you been here training, then?” Ethan asked.
    “Oh, we haven’t started training yet. That starts three days from now. We traveled here from another safe place last season so we could start our training on time,” Jared said, finally looking as though he was loosening up.
    “You mean there’s more than one safe place?” Phoebe asked.
    Ethan wondered why she didn’t know that. Hadn’t he asked Dorian that earlier? Perhaps that had been when the noise had started in her head.
    “Yeah, there are five. The Haven, however, is the safest because Cassius is here to protect it. The Annexus and the Pool of Companions are here, and that makes it the most important place to keep safe. Cassius is the most powerful of the Guardians,” Evan explained.
    “Why come so early if you don’t start training for a few more days?” Ethan asked.
    “Well, it’s never that safe to travel across long distances, but it’s the most dangerous during the Season of Fire; that’s when Esmeralda is the most powerful. We came early so we didn’t have to travel then,” Jared continued.
    “What is the Pool of Companions?” Phoebe asked.
    “Didn’t your parents explain any of this to you?” Evan asked in disbelief.
    “No, they thought it was best to leave us in the dark,” Ethan said bitterly.
    He tried not to be angry with them. They had done a good thing, but it was still irritating. At least now he seemed to be getting somewhere, and he found that comforting.
    Evan held up his arm to show the mark on his arm that looked like a bear. He rubbed his hand over it, and the mark turned blue while what looked like a tiny, white bear crawled out of his arm. As it emerged, it grew larger and larger until Ethan realized that it was a polar bear cub. The cub squealed with delight at being released and nuzzled its owner.
    “This is my companion. His name is Bree. We only just received our companions a little while after we arrived, which is why he’s still a cub. The pool that you walk by in the second entrance hall is the Pool of Companions. It’s where every person receives their companion.”
    The bear had been sniffing at Phoebe’s hands and crawled into her lap. She looked slightly taken aback, but when the bear nuzzled her hand, she relented and patted his head a few times.

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    “He’s adorable,” Phoebe said, still looking apprehensive, as though afraid that the animal would snap at her.
    “He won’t hurt you,” Evan said when he noticed Phoebe’s reluctance to make too much contact with the cub. “He’s tame. Well, when I tell him to be.”
    Ethan was amazed by this animal. He had never seen a bear up close, and this one was as tame as a kitten! And it had crawled right out of Evan’s arm! That had been creepy-looking to be sure, but amazing at the same time. Phoebe looked confused by the “tame when I tell him to be” statement.
    “Each companion is tied to its Master; although they have magic of their own, they can only use it when instructed to. For example, they have power over the Element that they are born to. Bree is