Successor by Rae Miles

Author:Rae Miles
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, fantasy
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Published: 2018-08-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

The next few weeks drag by with the redirection nowhere in sight. I’m starting to wonder if it’ll ever happen, and I’m sure I’m not the only one.

My legs are stiff from sitting cross-legged for what feels like hours. My back aches, and I have the overwhelming urge to crack my neck. Meditating has never interested me, so I’ve never tried it. I don’t know how many times Maemon plans to have me sit here and visualize opening my mind to the Link.

What’s that supposed to look like, anyway? I keep picturing a blooming flower and clouds expanding as they move across the sky, but neither analogy fits. This is supposed to be the best way for me to prepare for the redirection, but it’s just giving me a kink in my neck instead of the hope I need.

I sigh and open my eyes to find Maemon watching me, patient as always. We’re alone in the council garden this morning.

“I don’t think this is going to work.”

A gentle smile smooths the lines around her mouth. “There is no one correct method of preparation. Each person is different. It is for you to discover what will work best for you.”

“I’m not sure meditating is going to do the trick.” I point to my head. “Too much going on up here.”

She gives me a curious look. “You do seem distracted. Is something troubling you?”

Plenty. Nothing I want to talk about. “It’s still a little overwhelming at times. Whenever I think I understand something about what I am—what I’ll become—more questions come up.”

“What questions?”

“Um…” Scrambling through my thoughts, I hit on something I’ve been meaning to ask. “Well, the time-bending thing—how does it work, exactly?”

The old woman nods, as if she’s been expecting the question. “From what we have learned, you simply specify a point in your lived past as a focus. Through the combined effort of yourself and the Link, you will be able to return to that point by reversing your course on the timeline.”

“Lived past?”

“An elemental can navigate only the time in which she has existed. The Origin prevents travel outside of that timeframe.”

My heart sinks. “Why?”

Her shoulders lift a little. “It is difficult to say, but it is possible it could create an imbalance of energy. A sudden occurrence of excess energy where there was none before could result in the displacement of what was previously there. A shift would most likely occur, and the results could be devastating.”

“Makes sense, I guess.” I smile, knowing it looks sad. “I was hoping I could maybe go back and meet my mother.”

Maemon returns my smile. “I am sure Sianne would have liked to have met you, as well.”

My throat tightens and I clear it, pushing my thoughts forward. “Wouldn’t the same thing happen within the lived past, too? It’s still messing with how things were back then.”

“To an extent. Your present energy would simply replace itself in that time. Other factors would be how far back in time you would travel, and what you wish to accomplish.

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