Luna woke up the next morning, and considerred escaping out the window, then remembered she was on the second story, and decided against it. She reached the bottom stair and was brough up short, when she saw 2 unfamiliar faces, besides Briar and the woman from last night. One was a tall, thin, serios looking man. The other was a chubby red-head wearing a pair of spectacles, still another was a sturdy girl with chocolate-colored skin. In addition, a large white dog sat by the redheads feet, his tail thumping gently against the hardwood floor. Luna backed up step and tripped on the last stair.
"Ouch!" She hissed, and scrambled to her feet. Everyone stared at her.
"Luna, thats Niko." Briar said, gesturing towards the tall man. "He'll know what to do with me?"
"Know what to do with me!? I dont want anything done with me! I want to go home!" Luna sounded hysterical
"Magic can be a dangerous thing, especially if it possessed by an un-trained homeless girl." Luna glared at him, then sighed and collapsed into a chair.
"Alright, alright. What do you want me to do?"
"Well, first, we have to find out how to train you, and why your magic didnt work on Briar" Niko replied. "Little Bear." The dog looked up at him expectantly. He pointed towards Luna, and the dog trotted to sit in front of Luna.
"Now, try to freeze him." Luna held up her hand, and the dog froze, his tongue hanging half way out of his mouth.
"Unfreeze him" Commanded Niko. Luna complied by repeating her finger-twitch, and Little Bear finished his pant.
"Try it on me." Luna hesitated, then attempted to freeze Niko, without success.
Niko said nothing more, but seemed to be thinking.
"It seems that Luna's magic is only effective on animals, and non-magic people." He concluded finally. Tris opened her mouth, and Briar could almost see the gears working in her head.
"What if...how many people can you do that to at once, Luna?" She asked sharply.
"Im not sure. Maybe 30 at a time-"
"She in untrained" interupted Niko. "If we were to find someone to teach her, she might be able to freeze a whole army..." Niko trailed off and stared at Tris, catching her drift.
"What do you want me to do?" Luna asked suspiciosly, glaring at Tris.
"I think..." Began Tris, and stopped, carefully formulating a reply. "You've heard that Emelans declared war. Well, I was thinking, if you learned how to control your power quick enough, you might be able to freeze the Cepan army." She finished. Luna paled, her eyes widened.
"I cant do that!" She squeeked in protest.
"Come on Luna. When you do it-"
"IF I do it." Luna put it sourly. Briar ignored her.
"-you'll be a herione! People will pay to talk to you! You'll be rich! Think about it, ok?" He planted his hand on her shoulders, and stared into her eyes. She looked away.
"Oh, alright. But I can tell you know, if I mess it up, its your fault. Can I have something to eat?"
"Ouch!" She hissed, and scrambled to her feet. Everyone stared at her.
"Luna, thats Niko." Briar said, gesturing towards the tall man. "He'll know what to do with me?"
"Know what to do with me!? I dont want anything done with me! I want to go home!" Luna sounded hysterical
"Magic can be a dangerous thing, especially if it possessed by an un-trained homeless girl." Luna glared at him, then sighed and collapsed into a chair.
"Alright, alright. What do you want me to do?"
"Well, first, we have to find out how to train you, and why your magic didnt work on Briar" Niko replied. "Little Bear." The dog looked up at him expectantly. He pointed towards Luna, and the dog trotted to sit in front of Luna.
"Now, try to freeze him." Luna held up her hand, and the dog froze, his tongue hanging half way out of his mouth.
"Unfreeze him" Commanded Niko. Luna complied by repeating her finger-twitch, and Little Bear finished his pant.
"Try it on me." Luna hesitated, then attempted to freeze Niko, without success.
Niko said nothing more, but seemed to be thinking.
"It seems that Luna's magic is only effective on animals, and non-magic people." He concluded finally. Tris opened her mouth, and Briar could almost see the gears working in her head.
"What if...how many people can you do that to at once, Luna?" She asked sharply.
"Im not sure. Maybe 30 at a time-"
"She in untrained" interupted Niko. "If we were to find someone to teach her, she might be able to freeze a whole army..." Niko trailed off and stared at Tris, catching her drift.
"What do you want me to do?" Luna asked suspiciosly, glaring at Tris.
"I think..." Began Tris, and stopped, carefully formulating a reply. "You've heard that Emelans declared war. Well, I was thinking, if you learned how to control your power quick enough, you might be able to freeze the Cepan army." She finished. Luna paled, her eyes widened.
"I cant do that!" She squeeked in protest.
"Come on Luna. When you do it-"
"IF I do it." Luna put it sourly. Briar ignored her.
"-you'll be a herione! People will pay to talk to you! You'll be rich! Think about it, ok?" He planted his hand on her shoulders, and stared into her eyes. She looked away.
"Oh, alright. But I can tell you know, if I mess it up, its your fault. Can I have something to eat?"