Kriki's Gift, Chapter 29, Reading 19

The excitement builds as the release of 

Kriki's Gift, Book Two of the Geometry of Power 

draws near.

"Did you feel that?" Flindra thought suddenly and broke the level of relaxation she needed to sense the Spirit's Pulse. Realizing what she'd done she immediately focused her will into the White.

"I felt great anger and outrage ripping across my awareness," she announced when Kalmar and Gegen joined her in a direct contact with their crystals. "Do you feel that?"

"I do," Kalmar quickly answered. "I also sense danger. I think it's time to go to Carra and see if the Valkea has surfaced."

Flindra paused as the White began to feed her disturbing images. "They're under attack! The Valkea is broadcasting forth thoughts of madness. Kalmar, you and I need to focus on an image of Carra so Gegen can follow us to her."

"Understood."

The two immediately directed their focus to their memories of Carra, bringing in all the details they could into the shared vision.

"I have the image," Gegen announced after a moment.

"Let's go then," Flindra said.

Using the clear picture of Carra's life essence they projected their energies to the site of the ambush. It wasn't necessary or even desirable to reveal their presence to the combatants, so they didn't focus their energies to the point that their images appeared. However they were present with enough power to be ready for battle. They immediately took note of the fact that Carra's caravan had suffered a conventional attack, but of greater concern was the Valkea's mental onslaught.

"They'll be driven mad," Flindra warned in an urgent tone. "We must isolate the Valkea so she can do no more harm."

"Where is she?" Kalmar demanded. "Where's the Valkea?"

"Up on the slope," Gegen answered for he'd been searching for her from the moment they had projected their energies to this place. "See her standing on the rock ledge?"

Flindra and Kalmar looked up and spotted a hooded figure standing on a rock ledge, high above the level of the road. There was a cave entrance behind the Valkea and all three could feel the presence of Darkness emanating from the bowels of her lair.

"Should we get closer?" Gegen asked.