The Fire and The Storm - The Nexus of Kellaran #2

Chapter 13

Part 3

“All right, I’ll have the pearl turn red as their love for you grows…”

“No, I couldn’t bear the suspense of a gradual transition.” Alilia interrupted with a shake of her head. “Just have it turn red suddenly, once they both truly love me.”

“Ah. All right, it’s done.” Yazadril stated as he handed the necklace back.

“Thank you.” Alilia said as she put the necklace back on and tucked it under the neckline of her dress. “And if I may say, it would be awkward if they know of this before it turns red…”

“We understand.” Nemia chuckled. “It’s a harmless thing, and we’ll keep your confidence about it.”

“Thank you. Now about our next military exercise; I have a few ideas…”

PART 4

At the end of her fourth month of pregnancy, Talia was examined by Hilsith, and then by Yzell, who both saved a Reading of their diagnostics. Hilsith pronounced that Talia and her unborn children were completely healthy, but Yzell lingered over her examination far longer than she usually did, her eyes closed as she concentrated on her spells.

Finally she sat back and wiped her brow with a puzzled air. “They are developing significantly more quickly than is normal for human or elven babes.”

“Oh? I saw no sign of that.” Hilsith pointed out.

for a human, or on

conceived at least a month earlier than they actually were, perhaps two. If they continue like this and they are carried to full-term I expect them to be born with full heads of hair and their eyes open and focused. And perhaps with a tooth or two. I expect they’ll be born in the ninth month, like human babies, rather than in the eleventh. They may seem like they’re six months old but small for their

to start conducting a thorough examination every

and two days later, Talia woke suddenly from a

instant she psionicly checked with Stripe and Scout for external threats and conducted her own scan of the region. She found nothing untoward, but cast a Battle Shield around the entire

What?” he stammered as he blearily looked around, then rubbed his eyes and shook his head to clear

said in response with her eyes closed and her hands held before her like she was about to conduct

softly chuckled as

Talia from the other side, and caressed her swollen belly in concern, but detected

with each other, so much so that they’re almost one mind. That’s given them the ability to begin to explore their psionic neighborhood a little, even at this early stage of their development. As far as I know, the youngest that any child has been able to psionicly contact someone else of their own accord was six years of age, so this is very special, and unprecedented. I don’t want

eyebrows rose. “What

all just emotions for now; mostly curiosity. This is the psionic equivalent of feeling them kicking in the womb for exercise. They’re aware of me now, and aware of my emotions, but they don’t realize that the mind they’ve contacted has anything to do with the physical environment they live in. I’m not sure that they’re even capable of forming memories yet.

join

can’t see any harm in it, so long as we all keep our thoughts pleasant and calm and loving. They might be very vulnerable to the slightest emotional unpleasantness, so we must be careful. And I don’t want them in contact with any of us unless we’re sitting or lying down, and relaxed. If they share our thoughts while we’re

Alilia murmured. “We should call Yzell. She’ll definitely want to know of

be disturbed right now. I’ll give her

uses, I’ve watched it done enough to be sure of them.” Alilia volunteered. “I can’t interpret the results, but I can give them

Mark can go first with the babies while you do that.” Talia

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