AKLESH (Under Strange Skies) by Pettit Samuel Jarius

Author:Pettit, Samuel Jarius [Pettit, Samuel Jarius]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Published: 2013-03-22T22:52:04+00:00

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The Healer’s parting advice to Gar was simple.

The mind was a muscle that needed as much exercise as any other part of the body and to learn to control it would take time and discipline. Only then he would be able to create the mental privacy he so longed for.

Her instructions were for the two of them to meet every day and work together to help Gar gain more power over his new abilities. She admitted that the territory they were trying to chart was out of her depths. He and Kai had to learn more about the bond between them. It was likely their connection was much different than that of other Joined people from the tribe. Until they totally understood how it worked they wouldn’t be able to change it.

When the lesson was over the two of them sat alone on a log outside the school area. Neither of them spoke. It was the most time they had spent together since the beach when Kai had saved Gar’s life. It really hadn’t been that long ago, but in that moment it seemed like forever.

There were so many things Kai longed to ask Gar about. Images and feelings he didn’t understand from the stranger’s world that invaded his mind and his dreams. Gar’s home in the sky was strange and terrifying, but also wondrous and awe inspiring. Every time he witnessed it through Gar it was always night with eternally blazing stars. This baffled him.

Likewise, Gar wanted to apologize, but he wasn’t sure exactly what for. Kai’s broken arm, of course, but it felt like there were other things as well that he should be sorry for. He didn’t like the feeling of remorse. Being a prince it was not something he was very familiar with.

The result of all these unspoken thoughts resulted in an awkward silence, no one saying anything.

Kai was the first to break the silence.

“Have you had a bath?” Kai’s abrupt statement was unexpected. Gar was immediately taken aback.

“Huh?” Gar said, completely caught off guard and not sure if he’d heard the young native correctly.

“Do I smell or something?”

Kai became flustered not having meant offense.

“No, I mean…have you bathed, you know?” Kai stammered, realizing that Gar probably didn’t understand what he meant. “Do you know?”

“There’s this black soap stuff in the hut…” muttered Gar, still ill at ease and now nervous about his body odor.

“Oh no, I didn’t mean…!” Kai exclaimed. He then stopped talking, took a moment and tried another tactic. “There’s a place where we go. I mean, I could take you.” Finally he gave up and took his hand, pulling him Gar along. “Just come with me.” It was instinctual for the native, but when Kai had grabbed Gar’s hand, a little jolt went through the prince. It was the first time they had touched, intentionally. The feeling was not entirely unwelcome to the stranger.

Gar followed Kai out past the large garden where many exotics fruits and vegetables were coming into full bloom in the warmth of the season.

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