Chapter XI, Reading 6

"Just try. I think Rigga has possibilities we haven't even discovered."

Flindra closed her eyes and imagined the ring on her finger. Even with her eyes closed, she could still see the details of the ring. She imagined the ring enveloped in an intense purple light. Once this image was affixed in her mind, she started to darken the color, shifting it from purple to black. Black could be thought of as the absence of light. Where there is no light there is no sight. She held the image until a shield of flat black covered the ring.

"Hold the thought you have created and open your eyes," Kewero commanded. "Rigga is no longer visible."

Flindra laughed with joy when she witnessed the truth of Kewero's words. She'd succeeded in hiding Rigga. "I still feel the power shield about me. Making Rigga invisible hasn't changed its effectiveness."

"You need to practice this aspect of your control for it would be best if you keep knowledge of Rigga a secret. Try repeating this exercise daily until you have total control over this."

"I will."

"I think for the moment we are finished with Rigga. Now we need to work on disguising your newfound confidence and power. Right now, your true identity would be easy to discover. You exude a level of power, which marks you as being something more than a woodsman's daughter. Remember that the agents of the Ansu have not forgotten you. Their efforts to stop you will only intensify as events move toward the time when our world must face the Kwetwer," Kewero cautioned.

"Have I really changed that much?"

"You have been changing and growing everyday since you arrived - most dramatically since your journey beyond the barrier."

"How can I disguise who I am?"

"In your mind you must become the person you are supposed to be. If you are playing the part of a woodsman's daughter then you must think in your mind, know in your heart, that you are a simple rustic. You also might be able to use Rigga to enhance that impression."

The two women continued to discuss various possibilities of Rigga's power shield in covering Flindra's identity. Then the topic of discussion migrated to the nature of the crystal orb and how it could be used.