Zarkot looked up from scrubbing the pots when he heard Lyrenna call his
name. "Yes teacher?" he asked.
Lyrenna looked down at him and said, "Wash off your arms and follow me." Zarkot hurried to obey, getting out of chores was not an everyday occurrence. He followed her to the Healing center, a confused look on his face.
"Why are we here?" he asked as Lyrenna led him to one of the beds. She motioned down at the figure lying in the bed and Zarkot's own eyes went wide. "What happened to her?" he asked. "What is wrong?"
Lyrenna's green eyes were suddenly stern as she turned her gaze upon a honey-blond girl with lowered eyes sitting beside Jeriana's bed. "Why don't you tell him what happened, Liandrin?" she said.
Liandrin stared down at her hands then shook her head. "I cannot," she said. She did not even look up at the two, she didn't even know who they were. She knew what she had done. Or at least, she thought she did. But she would speak with Jeriana before she was sure enough to tell an Aes Sedai.
"She'll be fine," Lyrenna told Zarkot. "I just wanted to let you know what had happened to her. She should be up in a few hours. You can visit her then outside in the Gardens. Now go back to your chores."
With a sigh and glare for Liandrin Zarkot turned and left. He wanted to know what would happen but from what he knew of Liandrin she would never speak.
Once Zarkot was gone Lyrenna sat down opposite of Liandrin and took Jeriana's hand. She closed her eyes and tried again to Heal the girl. But it was as if a wall was blocking her, shifting as she did, not allowing the power of saidar to flow through.
Lyrenna released Jeriana's hand and stood up. "Will you still not say what you have done Liandrin? Was it even you?" The girl made no sign that she had even heard Lyrenna speak. Lyrenna shook her head and left the room, she had other matters to attend to.
Once Lyrenna was gone Liandrin's head snapped up. "Come on Jeriana," she whispered urgently. "You have to snap out of it. I did not mean to do whatever I did."
Liandrin felt the hand she was holding move and her dark brown eyes widened with hope. Sure enough Jeriana's eyes flickered open to reveal confused lilac orbs. "Where am I?" she asked Liandrin. "How did I get here?"
Liandrin told her. "What happened?" she asked the white-haired girl. "Why did you faint like that?"
Jeriana looked at her hands and then back up to Liandrin's eyes. "I have a special Talent," she said slowly. "I can feel people's emotions clear enough as though they were my own. I felt jealousy, rage, and grief in you so strongly that it hurt me. I have never had emotions that strong. A mere touch could not relay all that to me."
"I touched your mind," Liandrin said softly. "That must be how you felt so strongly. I touched your mind, that is my Talent that I am told I must not use, ever."
Jeriana's face was calm and she said, "Please never do that to me again." Her voice was trembling. "I never want to feel emotion that raw and unchecked from another human for as long as I live."
Liandrin nodded her head. "I would never have done that if I had known it would have such an effect on you."
Jeriana smiled weakly. "It is good to know that. Now, how about we forget about it? That way we can be friends."
Liandrin, who had never before had a friend, smiled back and agreed. "Are you up to classes?" she asked. "Because I am sure that the Amyrlin will be pleased to know you are starting so soon."
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((Sorry this one was so short but I couldn't add onto it. Yes, yes, yes. Liandrin and Jeriana are going to be the best of friends. Those who don't like it, stop reading because you won't like what happens in the next chapter either.))
Lyrenna looked down at him and said, "Wash off your arms and follow me." Zarkot hurried to obey, getting out of chores was not an everyday occurrence. He followed her to the Healing center, a confused look on his face.
"Why are we here?" he asked as Lyrenna led him to one of the beds. She motioned down at the figure lying in the bed and Zarkot's own eyes went wide. "What happened to her?" he asked. "What is wrong?"
Lyrenna's green eyes were suddenly stern as she turned her gaze upon a honey-blond girl with lowered eyes sitting beside Jeriana's bed. "Why don't you tell him what happened, Liandrin?" she said.
Liandrin stared down at her hands then shook her head. "I cannot," she said. She did not even look up at the two, she didn't even know who they were. She knew what she had done. Or at least, she thought she did. But she would speak with Jeriana before she was sure enough to tell an Aes Sedai.
"She'll be fine," Lyrenna told Zarkot. "I just wanted to let you know what had happened to her. She should be up in a few hours. You can visit her then outside in the Gardens. Now go back to your chores."
With a sigh and glare for Liandrin Zarkot turned and left. He wanted to know what would happen but from what he knew of Liandrin she would never speak.
Once Zarkot was gone Lyrenna sat down opposite of Liandrin and took Jeriana's hand. She closed her eyes and tried again to Heal the girl. But it was as if a wall was blocking her, shifting as she did, not allowing the power of saidar to flow through.
Lyrenna released Jeriana's hand and stood up. "Will you still not say what you have done Liandrin? Was it even you?" The girl made no sign that she had even heard Lyrenna speak. Lyrenna shook her head and left the room, she had other matters to attend to.
Once Lyrenna was gone Liandrin's head snapped up. "Come on Jeriana," she whispered urgently. "You have to snap out of it. I did not mean to do whatever I did."
Liandrin felt the hand she was holding move and her dark brown eyes widened with hope. Sure enough Jeriana's eyes flickered open to reveal confused lilac orbs. "Where am I?" she asked Liandrin. "How did I get here?"
Liandrin told her. "What happened?" she asked the white-haired girl. "Why did you faint like that?"
Jeriana looked at her hands and then back up to Liandrin's eyes. "I have a special Talent," she said slowly. "I can feel people's emotions clear enough as though they were my own. I felt jealousy, rage, and grief in you so strongly that it hurt me. I have never had emotions that strong. A mere touch could not relay all that to me."
"I touched your mind," Liandrin said softly. "That must be how you felt so strongly. I touched your mind, that is my Talent that I am told I must not use, ever."
Jeriana's face was calm and she said, "Please never do that to me again." Her voice was trembling. "I never want to feel emotion that raw and unchecked from another human for as long as I live."
Liandrin nodded her head. "I would never have done that if I had known it would have such an effect on you."
Jeriana smiled weakly. "It is good to know that. Now, how about we forget about it? That way we can be friends."
Liandrin, who had never before had a friend, smiled back and agreed. "Are you up to classes?" she asked. "Because I am sure that the Amyrlin will be pleased to know you are starting so soon."
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((Sorry this one was so short but I couldn't add onto it. Yes, yes, yes. Liandrin and Jeriana are going to be the best of friends. Those who don't like it, stop reading because you won't like what happens in the next chapter either.))