Arnica by I. Christie

Author:I. Christie [Christie, I.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781935627821
Goodreads: 17451872
Publisher: Blue Feather Books
Published: 2013-03-08T00:00:00+00:00

Returning to consciousness was gradual, not like she was used to. First the sounds… muffled rumbles of thunder, rolling away and returning as if going up and down valleys; then the smell of wet foliage, mud, bruised blossoms, and rain. She liked this weather, though not to be out in it for long.

Colorful images out of her childhood played across her mind's eyes. Young residents in the dorms at the Sister's house on Prime IV on rainy days, surrounded the older warriors who told stories as they sat close to the fireplace. And then a few hours later, dressed for mock battles, they slopped through the mud and cold to see who would capture the most weapons. Those days' battles did not mean death or maiming but rather bruised egos and lost rights to desert for a day.

Suddenly JG sat up, remembering where she was.

<you rested well> the Sha'Kar informed her.

Looking around quickly she noted it was still dark. However, the walls around her were discernable and the longer she stared, the more she could see the features of the doorway.

<i slept too well>

<you are in no danger here: it is protected by the energy that you feel>

<did you rest> JG asked curious.

<i had peaceful moments when you stopped thinking so much>

"I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pad," she objected in mock indignation.

<your sleep was noisy with thoughts and images> While she used the shower facilities she could hear the rain outside the window.

<the morning creatures have not stepped out yet>

Stepping out of the shower she toweled dried her hair then paused to listen to the wind blowing hard against the building.

<i'm not all that eager to be going out in that weather myself> She glanced out a window. The rain was coming down at a slant.

JG headed for the section with the kitchen, carrying her food preparations with her. Though the kitchen cabinets were stocked with food she did not want to take anything unless she was offered. JG rubbed her arms between bites. The energy in this area was especially strong.

<this place could energize an entire retirement home: why would they have the eating area the most energized: for the food> JG asked curious.

<this location once had greater power running through it: it has diminished>

<diminished: you could have fooled me: it's like drinking too many cups of hatti java>

Finished with her meal, she returned to her cot. Repacking was done quickly, and efficiently, learned from years of traveling. Restlessly, she moved back through the building and squatted near the open doorway. Using her new abilities, she reached out to sense the building's surroundings. Peacefulness settled in her. JG wondered if that was from the power that was still emanating from what she was now calling a monastery.

Images of the land in her mind's eye moved rapidly forward and then in a circular pattern around the grounds, just as if she was physically making a security sweep of the parameter. She spotted creatures huddled under protection from the weather.

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