CORRUPTED SOUL (SOCIETY'S SOUL Book 2) by Amanda Twigg

Author:Amanda Twigg [Twigg, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Amanda Twigg Limited
Published: 2020-05-22T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 31

The garden room. Of course. Why had Landra thought the first lesson back could be anywhere else? It became clear how much the candidate numbers had reduced when the students assembled in the dreaded classroom. With Lindart’s potting accident cleared away, it was ordered now. Of the fourteen remaining pots, only seven had owners.

Old Haydis was present, along with a fellow septuagenarian who attended in body, if not in mind. Maddon, a nonpracticing medic with a dubious record, had survived the cull, along with Toby, the last young runaway. Landra, Dennark, and Jex filled the remaining spots.

If there was anything special about the remaining candidates, Landra couldn’t see what it was. None had more than a splash of pink. She leaned on her bench and wondered about Rhias. Where are you now? Facing death in the mud?

Everyone shot up when Ossek strode in. He glared, paced, and glared again. Without a word, he packed away unowned seeds, scooped unused soil into sacks, and stacked empty pots. Snaps of nervous energy shot through the aura cloud faster than the twitch in Landra’s knees.

“Finally, we can begin,” Ossek said. “Are you ready?”

“Yes, Templer,” the group said as one.

He placed a new seed in his palm. “Watch.”

Only Landra witnessed the overture to the show. Ossek’s aura wrapped around the seed casing, and slivers of crimson caressed the husk in loving strokes. Was there a pop when the seed split down the middle? She thought so. All eyes fixed on the next stage of the spectacle. A tiny shoot pushed through the gap and opened two leaves.

“All it takes to grow an elba plant is magic,” Ossek said. “And all it takes to build magic is positive energy. Maybe that’s why we fail with you swamp worms. You’re too full of resentment and mean intentions to find your way.”

Not so nice yourself. How do you manage?

“Still, we have to try,” Ossek said. “The temple needs recruits, and you’re deemed our most suitable candidates, so I have to work with you. If you can find your magic, you will have a place here.”

Grudging. Pale swirls of doubt in your aura. Do you think we’ll fail or that we don’t deserve a place when we succeed?

Ossek focused on the new plant as he spoke, rather than address the class. “Over the next days, engage in activities to feed your Souls. Hug friends, spend time in the meditation room, share your happiest memories, and pray to the mist. Talking to you plant helps. Better still, spend plenty of time in the music room and play it a tune or sing to it. Nothing feeds the Soul like a good melody. Except sex, of course.”

Toby sniggered.

Landra didn’t know what to make of the instructions. If she had good memories, she didn’t want to recall them, singing wasn’t in her skill set, and under no circumstances, would she let anyone touch her, so that didn’t leave many options. Guess I’ll have to pray a lot. Or escape.

“Through all your activities, take your elba seeds with you,” Ossek said.

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