CHAPTER 6
MARINNA
I was so happy to speak to other spirit users. Lissa and i snuck away with Adrian in order to talk about the power i had discovered. Adrian had already learned to do some pretty amazing things with spirit which i could already do. Lissa could heal almost any injury. What we were about to do was invasive so i had asked Mason weeks ago if he would volunteer. He was already at the lake behind the house when we arrived. We stopped next him and i explained what i was about to try. "Its terribly invasive but it could be our key to defeating the Strigoi. I'm going to implant an idea in Mason's head. I'm only going to tell you two what it is going to be so he isn't doing it on his own." I really didn't know if i could do but i had attempted it several times before. The three of us stepped away so mason couldn't hear me. "Im going to implant the idea that he wants to go swimming. If i do this right he will believe it was his idea. If it works we can try something more complex." Adrian was thoughtful than asked. "So is it like compulsion?" I was shocked. "I had never thought of it like that. Maybe that's what I'm missing. Some compulsion could make this work." I turned to Mason and said "Well here we go baby."
MASON
I suddenly had the idea that we should go swimming. It was a strange pull i couldn't deny but all i knew was i wanted to be swimming. So i stripped down to my shorts and went in. I dove in and swam around. It was so strange that i was the only one in the lake. I swam for 10 minutes then felt silly and joined the others on dry land. Marinna looked like she was a proud mom. Lissa and Adrian wore identical looks of astonishment. All of them spoke in unison, "It worked!" "Wait that was you? Babe you did it!" Marinna ran into my arms and i spun her around. This new power could change everything. If this works on Strigoi we could stop them from killing people.
We walked in the house a short time later and gathered everyone to reveal this amazing gift. Marinna also showed everyone a rather interesting gift she had discovered one day while trying to tell me how she felt about me. She had been excited about this power as well. She first did it on Adrian, Lissa, and i. She showed us the image of a horse running through a field. An Arabian, very muscular. It was her childhood horse. A second and third horse appeared. The second was mine, dark brown with white legs. The final was Ambrose's, black and shiny. She shifted the image to everyone in the room. They were all astonished. We explained that as kids Ambrose, Malcolm, and I had spent our summers with Marinna at the Ranch her family owned in Georgia. Malcolm didn't enjoy riding horses like the rest of us but he would come along on trail rides occasionally.
When everyone was settled in bed i asked marinna a question i needed the answer to. "Would you love me even if you were a moroi?" As clear as bell she spoke replying, "With all my heart." With that we fell sleep.
ROSE
I had spent most of the day with Eddie. We had both chosen to stay at the house. Of course Dimitri had stayed with me. We were all trying to wrap our minds around the idea that Mason was alive and well. More than that, he was guarding one of the Moroi's most precious secrets. I had fallen asleep amazed by the amazing gifts Marinna had. She must be going out of her mind though. That much spirit with no one to draw away your darkness= not good. I wondered when the wedding was and resolved to ask Marinna soon. Something else came to me. Was there any way to create a bondmate for her without someone nearly dying. I pondered something and decided to wait till morning to ask my questions. Dimitri came over and whispered in my ear. "Roza come to bed. It is late." I turned to him and said, "I'm coming just doing a lot of thinking." "Think tomorrow beautiful. Rest now." With that we fell asleep.