Flindra looked at it tenderly before she used it to hold her
hair back from her face.
Kewero smiled.
"Turn around, Flindra, I want to see you."
With a blush, she turned around slowly.
"Well, you look much more like a princess now. You have a regal bearing, which suits you
well. While you are here, you will dress
like a princess. You need to practice
being one so you won't feel so lost when you do take your destined place."
"Thank you for letting me wear this gown - it is very
beautiful."
"My dear, I'm not letting you wear anything. The dress is yours. Your mother left it for you. Let me show you your bedchamber and then I
will teach you how to contact Dakra.
Come."
They returned to the main part of the cave and then walked
down another of the many outlets radiating from this chamber. They passed several small openings before
Kewero halted before one. "This
will be your room while you are here.
You will need the crystal sphere, leave everything else."
Flindra hurriedly left her belongings just beyond the
entrance to her room. They continued
down the path and entered a series of switchbacks and so they dropped rapidly
in elevation. They followed the track
until it widened to the entrance of a large cavern. Kewero pulled her to a stop just within the
entrance.
Flindra drew a surprised and awed breath at the astounding
view. She was standing in a large cave
that was covered with crystals. The gems
glowed with an internal light, which pulsated in a slow, regular rhythm. Looking closer, she realized her first
assessment was wrong - the cave was not covered with crystals. It was made of the crystalline material! Even the floor of the cavern consisted of the
translucent and glowing crystals.
Kewero spoke in a soft and reverent voice. "This is the womb of the cavern and of
our world. This is where the Spirit
envisioned our world and created its reality.
Here, we are surrounded by the Spirit.
We are in the seed around which Spirit began to order the primordial
chaos. Our world is the reality He lent
to this portion of the chaos.
"I don't really understand."
Kewero released a spontaneous laugh. "Don't worry about that too much, little
one. The Spirit is far beyond our level
of understanding. One can only really
understand the Spirit with the faith of the heart. It is a wisdom of faith and not a knowing or
comprehension."
"Oh."
"The power we see and feel here lingers from the
Presence. Your crystal orb is a small
piece of this place and is attuned to the lingering power of the Spirit. It is safe to speak of all things here for
the Ansu cannot see or hear into this sacred place. We will hold our discussions here.
"But back to our task of contacting Dakra. This chamber is the nexus of life in our
world. It is a simple matter for life to
contact life here. Dakra will receive
your message when her mind has relaxed and is sleeping. In time, you will be able to use your crystal
orb to accomplish this task. For now,
the crystals around you will amplify the directions of your mind.
"Concentrate on the sphere. Concentrate and think through the orb to your
home. Try to remember the details of the
cottage, the smells, and the sounds. The
crystal will accommodate your desire - your life force will touch with that of
Dakra's. Give her knowledge of your safe
arrival here. That should give her
solace. You need not mention the attack
on your life. That would cause her to
worry overmuch."
"You're right about that."
