The Talented by J.R. McGinnity

Author:J.R. McGinnity
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: female action hero, sword sorcery epic, magic abilities

CHAPTER EIGHT

A faint breeze stirred the hair that had escaped from Adrienne’s thick black braid. Even in the open meadow breezes were rare, and Adrienne turned her face into the wind, keeping her eyes closed. She moved slowly through the familiar motions of her morning routine, welcoming the dawn of a new day as she welcomed the breeze.

Her mind cleared, but there was not emptiness. She was aware of more than her own body. She felt the wind, the grass beneath her booted feet, the tree behind her. More than anything, she felt the magnificent blade that Pieter had forged while using his Talent resting several paces away in its scabbard against the tree. It was a beacon, and like a light it shown and brought awareness to everything around Adrienne.

She opened her eyes, but the spell was unbroken. Even with her eyes open and her thoughts racing, she was still aware of everything around her. She could still feel her connection with the universe, the Oneness she had been searching for, like an extra sense. It was thrilling, this level of awareness without effort, and she knew that she was ready to move on to the next step in her training.

Holding on to that sense of connection, Adrienne strapped on her sword and headed back to the massive library where she would find Ben. The same clerk was watching the door as usual, but he did not try to stop her as he had on some of her previous visits. He had learned that she would not be detained by the likes of him. Adrienne could sense the clerk as though he was an extension of herself, and wondered if she could really feel his resentment or if it was only her imagination.

When she got to Ben’s study, Adrienne found him hunched over his desk, studying a scroll that was yellowed with age. His delicate features looked irritated when he asked why she was there. Adrienne knew he did not like having his studies interrupted and preferred to send for her when they were to meet outside of their set training times, but she figured that this time would be an exception

“I’m ready to move on,” she informed him, smiling. Her connection to the universe was still firm, feeding her sensory input from everything around her. It was an exhilarating experience to feel so much, and she wondered how she had gone so long without feeling this way.

“What?” he asked, blinking owlishly, caught between whatever he had been studying and what was happening around him now.

“I can maintain Oneness now,” Adrienne said. “I feel connected to everything, even now, standing here talking to you.” She closed her eyes and moved unerringly to the other chair in the room. For once the chair was free of the clutter of books and parchments, and she settled herself into it before opening her eyes. “I’m ready.”

Ben shook his head. “You’re moving too fast,” he told her.

Adrienne leaned forward in the chair, resting her forearms on her thighs.

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