The Griever's Mark (The Griever's Mark series Book 1) by Hurley Katherine

Author:Hurley, Katherine [Hurley, Katherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-11-10T18:30:00+00:00

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We learn that Martel is encamped some twenty miles deeper into the mountains. The Wardens have been slowly gathering here. Their current numbers look to be about fifty, but I assume more will come. Of course, no one will tell me how many.

Clitus suggests we wait until morning, arguing that if we are in the Drift, no one will see us. When I insist that we go tonight, they stare at me suspiciously, and I am forced to explain that if any of the Seven are there and accessing the Drift, we could be sensed. Better to go at night when they are more likely to be absent or sleeping. The fact that Aron nods acceptance tells me he’s starting to believe me, and the fact that Logan’s jaw tightens hard tells me that he’s not happy about this possibility.

Eventually, after wolfing down some meat and bread that Logan insists I eat—not that I resist it—I get him and Clitus to leave. Aron will have to concentrate to enter the Drift safely. We can’t have any distractions.

When the flap falls shut, I sit cross-legged on the thin mat and point to the floor in front of me. Aron hesitates, looking uncomfortable, then he mirrors me.

I explain, “The Drift is a web of energy. It’s not unlike the Current really, but where the Current has fixed points, because trees don’t move, the Drift is constantly shifting. As living things move, they change its pattern.”

“I don’t need to know how the evil thing works. I just need you to take me through it.”

“You do need to understand the Drift. Those who are unprepared do not live through the shock of entering. All the world is torn away. You are reduced to your bare essence—”

“I understand this. The Current is the same.” Aron’s hands are clenched on his knees.

“Sort of. But in the Current, you have the flow between trees. It moves you. You flow with it from one certain point to another. When you first enter the Drift, you will feel...adrift.” I shake my head, frustrated. I can’t think of a better word.

Aron’s forehead crinkles. “Then how do you stay grounded? How do you know where to go?”

I perk up. This I can explain. “You must feel your connection to other living things, using it to orient yourself. It is difficult to travel to a precise location unless you know the place to which you are traveling very well. For example, when I travel to Tornelaine, I recognize it by the shape in which the moving energies are contained, the shape of the city. But I also know that Heborian and his Drifters are there, and Drifters always burn brighter. When I see them clustered, I know I’m near Tornelaine.”

“But how will we find Martel within the Drift?”

“It won’t be that hard because there are few people here. We’ll follow the threads in the basic direction Clitus indicated. We’ll be able to see something of the land, just not much. When I feel the nearness of a group of humans, we can assume we are close to Martel’s company.

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