Mirar felt his entire being come apart then fly back together again. How could so few words hold so much meaning, both thrilling and terrifying?
s she alive?
y so. She has returned to Si. According to the Siyee The Twins have skimmed, she’s been therefor a few weeks.
h means she can still fly. His heart was racing now.
It’s her innate Gift, Emerahl. She’s close to becoming an immortal. I know it!
u can’t be sure.
:I am. She learned to heal with magic too easily for it not to be true. Just one small step, one nudge, and she will become an immortal.
e gods will hardly approve of that.
, but the only alternative is to let her grow old and die. I must teach her.
w do you plan to get her to come to you?
He frowned. Auraya would never leave Northern Ithania and venture into the land of the Pentadrians, even if the Siyee didn’t need her.
l have to go to her.
l die. Even if you managed to avoid Siyee, Auraya doesn’t know how to hide her thoughts. And I thought she told you never to return. That doesn’t sound like someone whod welcome you back, let alone trust you to teach her something that will probably make the gods want to kill her, too.
He felt a pang of pure frustration, then the answer came to him.
e else must teach her.
?
:You
must teach her, Emerahl. You must go to the cave you took me to, then send for her. While she is in the void you can teach her to hide her mind. She won’t be leaving Si, so the gods won’t be too suspicious about her movements. Yes, that would work
.
Emerahl was silent for a long moment.
. what about my Quest?
He felt a wave of affection for her. If she had been going to refuse, she would have answered more forcefully. Yet he paused before answering. She was so keen to follow this Quest. He liked that she now roamed the world with confidence.
But who else could he call upon?
t can wait, can’t it? I wouldn’t ask but… you’re her only chance.
Emerahl was silent for a long time.
l do it. She had better be a quick learner.
He smiled.
e is. Believe me, she is. Thank you, Emerahl.
u had better make it up to me.
:I will
, he promised.
I will
.
Glossary
platten
| two-wheeled vehicle
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dembar
| tree with magic sensitive sap
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drimma
| fruit of Southern Ithania
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florrim
| tranquilizing drug
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fronden
| fern/bracken-like plants
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garpa
| tree. Seeds are a stimulant.
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heybrin
| cure believed to protect against stds
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hroomya
| coral that produces a blue dye
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kwee bulbs
| the edible fruit of a seaweed
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mallin
| herb that promotes circulation
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mytten
| tree with wood that burns slowly
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saltwood
| wood that is resistant to decay
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sea tube
| ink-producing coral
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shendle
| plant on forest floor
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sleepvine
| uses telepathic compulsion to trap prey
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smokewood
| bark with stimulating qualities
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velweed
| cure for hemorrhoids
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winnet
| tree that grows along rivers
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yan
| tubers on forest floor
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aggen
| mythical monster that lives in mines
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amma
| believed to be giantfish tears
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arem
| domestic, for pulling platten and tarn
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breem
| small animal hunted by Siyee for food
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bulfish
| shellfish that lives on rocky outcrops
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carmook
| small pet native to Sennon
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dartfly
| stinging insect of northeast mountains
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fanrin
| predator that hunts gowts
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giantfish
| enormous sea creature
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girri
| wingless birds, domesticated by Siyee
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glitterworm
| insect that glows in the dark
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gowt
| domestic animal bred for meat and milk, resides
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leramar
| predator with telepathic ability
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lightfish
| fish that glows in dark waters
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lyrim
| domestic herd animals
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ner
| domesticated animal bred for meat
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reyer
| animal for riding and pulling platten
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shem
| domestic animal bred for milk
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shrimmi
| freshwater shellfish
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spikemat
| spiney creature of reefs
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spinerake
| landwalker name for flarke
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tiwi
| insects that make a hive
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veez
| cute, telepathic pet that can speak
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yern
| deer-like, limited telepathy
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yeryer
| venomous sea creature
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circ
| circular overgarment worn by Circlian priests and priestesses
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octavestim
| garb of the Priests of Gareilem
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tawl
| overgarment worn draped over shoulders, fastened
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tunic
| dress for women, shirt for men
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undershift
| undergarment for women
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wafercakes
| fried, flakey pastry
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firespice
| spice from Toren
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nutmeal
| paste made from nuts, Si
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rootcakes
| patties of boiled and fried roots
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ahm
| drink of Somrey, usually warmed and spiced
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jamya
| ceremonial drink of Pentadrians
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hearteater
| disease that attacks lungs
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lungrot
| disease mat, funnily enough, rots the lungs
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woundrot
| the festering of a wound
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wayhouse
| place for travelers to stay in
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safehouse
| place where Dreamweavers can stay
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blackstone
| stone that is dark colored
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whitestone
| stone that is pale colored
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