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"Put your bag down. Change your clothes. We've got some training to do." Dana says excitedly.

"But what about school? We have an exam today, Dana!" I replied.

"So….. what? You would rather continue the exam than to… train with your Legacies?" She told me, sarcastically. I shrugged.

"Just… Come on, Arianna. This is your chance to finally do something exciting! Come on! Seize the chance!" I grin and rush to my room. She was, again, right. I took off my clothes and changed into a more relaxing outfit: Short shorts and a long-sleeved shirt. Once I was done, I got out and ran to Dana's room. She wasn't there anymore, so I decided to practice with my first Legacy to find out where she went. I closed my eyes, took a deep breath and focused hard.

"I know you're reading my mind, Arianna… Come and find me!" the voice that I heard said. Of course, it was Dana's. I sighed.

I trudged towards our backyard, exactly where Dana is. "So, did you read my mind?" she said, crossing her arms.

"Yeah, I did. But it wasn't how I knew you're here. I just guessed. But, how did you know I was reading your mind?" I asked, confused.

"Well, I just figured it would be the first thing you'd do." Dana replies, smirking at me. I just rolled my eyes.

"So, anyway… How are we going to trainnn…?" I asked, emphasizing the last word.

Dana pursed her lips and answered, "Hmmm… I don't know… You're doing pretty well with your Telepathy slash mind-reading slash mind-control, perhaps we'll ju…."

"Wait! Did you say… Mind-control?" I queried, my eyes widening.

"Yes. I certainly did. It comes with your Telepathy." Dana replies with a smile.

"Oh my God! No way! First, you told me I can control elements and that I'm probably going to be a strong Garde, and now you're telling me that…. I can control minds? You have got to be kidding me." I exclaimed, jumping across the garden.

"Haha, Ridiculous… But, anyway, shall I proceed to my lecture about your Legacies?" she asks, raising an eyebrow at me. I gesture for her to begin.

"Okay. Let us first talk about your Telepathy. Telepathy is one of the most valuable Legacies a Garde could have. It doesn't just help you communicate silently or from afar, it helps you too, in making people do as you command. For example, let's say… Somebody's trying to steal your bag from you. You pull your bag away from the person and he tries to pull it away from you too. Since he is much stronger and you can no longer grasp your bag tightly, you can simply command him to let go, turn around and run away and he'll follow. Do you get it?" she looks back at me, after pacing for a moment.

I nod, my mouth hanging open.

"So that's what we're going to do. We're going to practice your mind-control." My face brightened as Dana said those words. Now this is going to be exciting.

Dana pointed a stubborn little girl asking for ice cream. It was obvious that her mom was very irritated at her but can't scold her for she didn't want to draw any more attention than her daughter already has. Suddenly, a question popped in my head. It's a question I've been dying to ask Dana.

"Dana?" I say.

"Yeah? Got a question before we start?" She replies, her eyes shifting from the little kid to me.

"I've been meaning to ask you… How did you know I developed my Elemental Manipulation? I mean, what was the sign that I had it?" I asked her. She gives me a questioning look.

"Didn't you notice?" I shake my head no.

"When you felt the pain on your ankle, the clouds started to get dark and it rained. There was even lightning and thunder, remember?" she says to me as she looks at the sky.

"That's part of it?" I wonder.

"Yeah! It is…" she replies, smiling. Whoa. My Legacies are turning out to be pretty awesome. I gaze at my toes thinking how much I can do with these types of Legacies. I could really do a lot.

"Shall we continue?" Dana asks.

"Sure, I'd love to train." I tell her, now getting excited.

"See that child over there?" she asks. I nod. "Make her stop." Dana tells me. I let out a deep sigh.

"Okay, here I go." I mumble as I shake my head and breathe deep. I close my eyes and focused on the little kid's thoughts. I heard her voice saying how much she hates her mom, not letting her buy ice cream.

Stop it. Stop crying. I'm sure your mom will buy you another one later… Maybe she just doesn't have money that's why she won't buy you some. But don't worry, I think she's planning on buying you a little dolly on Christmas!

I whisper to her in my mind. When I opened my eyes to take a peep, she suddenly stops crying. She looks up to her mommy and asks one more time. When her mommy says "no", she starts sobbing again but I whisper into her one more time, now with my eyes open.

Stop it. Show your mom you're a good girl and she'll probably pity you and buy you two cones.

She looks at the ground and thinks for a while. I whisper again. I tell her to say sorry and hug her mom. She follows. I gasp.

"Not bad! You learn fast, Arianna!" Dana exclaims beside me, surprised by what she's seen. I feel proud of myself. I laugh hysterically and scream and jump and run and do everything crazy. Dana laughs as well. She, too, was proud of me. We did a couple more exercises like that, with me controlling other people's minds. I guess I did pretty well, because when Dana announced a break, she was rather happy.

"Nice job, Five!" she said.

"Five?" I gave her a searching look. She frowns, looking down.

"You're Number Five, remember?"

"Yeah, I know. But why call me Five? I mean, those are just numbers to mark our order. Is it really normal for you to call me that?" I asked her.

"Yep. It is. All Cêpans call their Garde by their numbers. But sometimes they- I mean- we also need to call you by your aliases." She explains, looking up at me.

"Aliases?"

"Yes. Aliases. 'Arianna Kauffman' isn't really your name; it's just an alias I gave you. Your real name, the name your parents gave you, is Larina." I gasped upon hearing this.

"It's beautiful… Why can't I use my real name instead? Why did you have to change it? And, does that mean you're my Cêpan? My protector?" I asked once again, my eyes widening.

"Well, we can't use your real name to avoid getting tracked down by the Mogs. We are in hiding, we have to keep our true identities to ourselves. And yes, that makes me your Cêpan." She states, smiling at me. It was obvious by the look in her eyes that she was proud to be called my Cêpan. I hugged her tight.

"Okay, enough with the drama. Let's get started and train with your other Legacies." She tells me as she pulls away. I get super excited.