I, Moondance Chapter 5
By: Saphirerose
Author's note- I am back. Sorry for the long delay. Every time I tried to work on this I either had schoolwork or what I wrote was total garbage. Thank you to all who have been requesting this story to continue.
" Is saying something out loud.
: Is mental communication, like that between Savil and her companion Kellan.
~ Is the character thinking to him/her self.
() Is a dream sequence
Chapter 5
"Tallo." Starwind said trying to get Tallo's attention. The boy started and nearly dropped Kess out of his lap. Kess gave an indignant cry, and then resettled herself. Tallo looked up at Starwind his brown eyes afraid and slightly darker from his suicidal thoughts.
"Yes?" he asked quietly, once more petting Kess's head. Kess lightly coed, greatly enjoying the attention she was receiving.
~ If I was the jealous type I would think Tallo was trying to steal Kess form me and Kess would allow it. ~ Starwind thought amused.
" I am certain you are curious about why you were brought here. Other than for me to save your life, Savil also thought it best for you to be in a place where you would be excepted."
"What do you mean?" Tallo asked confused.
" I know that you prefer males." Starwind said as gently as possible. Tallo looked like he had been smacked then quickly looked down at Kess, hiding his face in shame.
" It is not something to be ashamed of. It is natural for some males and females to be attracted to people of their own sex. "
"No it's not." Tallo said in a barely heard whisper. Starwind could hear the shame in his voice and felt a strong desire to remove it.
~ How can people be so cruel as to make this child feel such self-hatred. I just hope I can give him a little hope. ~
"How can it not be natural when animals, who are the most natural, are at times Shay'a'chern. It may not be good for the species if too many are but it does happen." Starwind said sternly leaving no room for doubt about what he was saying. Tallo looked startled at what Starwind was saying but didn't reply.
"Also, you were brought here so you can be taught to control you abilities." Tallo's reaction was immediate.
"I have no desire to have anything to do with my "abilities!" All it has done is cause me nothing but trouble. I will not risk hurting another person!" Tallo exclaimed, his voice very cold and his eyes like steel.
~ So he can be strong when he has to. In this case it may not be a good thing. This will probably make things even more difficult. I guess this is what Kess meant when she said that he would be stubborn. ~ Starwind mused.
"Even so, you do not have a choice. I will not let you remain untrained. Right now you are a danger to yourself and the people living around you." Starwind firmly.
"It was my learning to control my abilities that lead to me being a danger!" Tallo exclaimed.
"That was because you were training yourself. If you had been trained by another mage, things would've been different; your power would not have gone out of control. It is sad that you grew up with out anyone to teach you, and very lucky that your power didn't go out of your control sooner. Know this, now that you have been found to have mage capabilities, you will not be left alone to lose control again. All the mages will now look for you and try to teach you. Untrained power is like dried wood just waiting for a spark to catch it on fire." Starwind said looking at Tallo once more. Tallo's face was pale and sad.
"But I murdered John." The sadness and guilt in Tallo's voice was very clear.
"Yes you did but it wasn't completely your fault. Even though, this is true, you will have to live with this knowledge for the rest of your life.
"So who will teach me?" Tallo said dejected.
"I will." Starwind said trying to calm Tallo down.
Tallo just looked at Starwind shocked, eyes completely surprised at the idea that Starwind would be the one to teach him.
"Don't look so surprised. I am a fully trained adept and fully capable of keeping your power from going completely out of control again. If you hadn't noticed, there is now a shield around your power to keep it somewhat under your control. This will remain there until you can do it yourself. Now I think you should go back to sleep. There are still many candle-marks before dawn and you will need your sleep. Tomorrow, I will start your training.
To be continued in chapter 6
Author's note - So what do you think? I never thought it would take this long to get chapter 5 out. I just hope it doesn't take me another 3 months to get out chapter 6. Anyway I can't wait to hear what you have to say so please review.
By: Saphirerose
Author's note- I am back. Sorry for the long delay. Every time I tried to work on this I either had schoolwork or what I wrote was total garbage. Thank you to all who have been requesting this story to continue.
" Is saying something out loud.
: Is mental communication, like that between Savil and her companion Kellan.
~ Is the character thinking to him/her self.
() Is a dream sequence
Chapter 5
"Tallo." Starwind said trying to get Tallo's attention. The boy started and nearly dropped Kess out of his lap. Kess gave an indignant cry, and then resettled herself. Tallo looked up at Starwind his brown eyes afraid and slightly darker from his suicidal thoughts.
"Yes?" he asked quietly, once more petting Kess's head. Kess lightly coed, greatly enjoying the attention she was receiving.
~ If I was the jealous type I would think Tallo was trying to steal Kess form me and Kess would allow it. ~ Starwind thought amused.
" I am certain you are curious about why you were brought here. Other than for me to save your life, Savil also thought it best for you to be in a place where you would be excepted."
"What do you mean?" Tallo asked confused.
" I know that you prefer males." Starwind said as gently as possible. Tallo looked like he had been smacked then quickly looked down at Kess, hiding his face in shame.
" It is not something to be ashamed of. It is natural for some males and females to be attracted to people of their own sex. "
"No it's not." Tallo said in a barely heard whisper. Starwind could hear the shame in his voice and felt a strong desire to remove it.
~ How can people be so cruel as to make this child feel such self-hatred. I just hope I can give him a little hope. ~
"How can it not be natural when animals, who are the most natural, are at times Shay'a'chern. It may not be good for the species if too many are but it does happen." Starwind said sternly leaving no room for doubt about what he was saying. Tallo looked startled at what Starwind was saying but didn't reply.
"Also, you were brought here so you can be taught to control you abilities." Tallo's reaction was immediate.
"I have no desire to have anything to do with my "abilities!" All it has done is cause me nothing but trouble. I will not risk hurting another person!" Tallo exclaimed, his voice very cold and his eyes like steel.
~ So he can be strong when he has to. In this case it may not be a good thing. This will probably make things even more difficult. I guess this is what Kess meant when she said that he would be stubborn. ~ Starwind mused.
"Even so, you do not have a choice. I will not let you remain untrained. Right now you are a danger to yourself and the people living around you." Starwind firmly.
"It was my learning to control my abilities that lead to me being a danger!" Tallo exclaimed.
"That was because you were training yourself. If you had been trained by another mage, things would've been different; your power would not have gone out of control. It is sad that you grew up with out anyone to teach you, and very lucky that your power didn't go out of your control sooner. Know this, now that you have been found to have mage capabilities, you will not be left alone to lose control again. All the mages will now look for you and try to teach you. Untrained power is like dried wood just waiting for a spark to catch it on fire." Starwind said looking at Tallo once more. Tallo's face was pale and sad.
"But I murdered John." The sadness and guilt in Tallo's voice was very clear.
"Yes you did but it wasn't completely your fault. Even though, this is true, you will have to live with this knowledge for the rest of your life.
"So who will teach me?" Tallo said dejected.
"I will." Starwind said trying to calm Tallo down.
Tallo just looked at Starwind shocked, eyes completely surprised at the idea that Starwind would be the one to teach him.
"Don't look so surprised. I am a fully trained adept and fully capable of keeping your power from going completely out of control again. If you hadn't noticed, there is now a shield around your power to keep it somewhat under your control. This will remain there until you can do it yourself. Now I think you should go back to sleep. There are still many candle-marks before dawn and you will need your sleep. Tomorrow, I will start your training.
To be continued in chapter 6
Author's note - So what do you think? I never thought it would take this long to get chapter 5 out. I just hope it doesn't take me another 3 months to get out chapter 6. Anyway I can't wait to hear what you have to say so please review.