Page 59 of Tamed

“Chaos could work to our advantage,” Arcon argued. “Kendra’s right. We need to act now.”

Zevon brushed the hair back from her face, his features tense and contemplative. “I’ll comm the ally leaders in the morning, but no promises.”

The finality in his tone and his stern expression made it obvious that the conversation was over.

Kendra nodded and lay back down. Her interaction with Jill had been more disconcerting than her vision of Jessie. Jessie had chosen to work with Verbet. She hadn’t agreed to have her powers activated, but she’d voluntarily started down that path. Jill and Loren had remained loyal. Even now they were fighting against what Verbet wanted from them.

And poor Heather. Another wave of compassion washed over Kendra. She’d never been close with Heather, but no one deserved that sort of pain.

“Go to sleep, pet,” Zevon ordered softly, his warm breath stirring her hair. “I know how much this means to you. I’ll do everything I can to convince Movu and Soro to act now.”

“Thank you.”

Kendra spent the following day in one of the private lounges with Provost Nadis, trying not to obsess about the meeting that was going on upstairs in Zevon’s office. The meeting would have concluded by now if Soro and Movu had been easily convinced to speed up their timeline. But the attack had no chance of success without the rebels and the Wraiths, so Kendra had no choice but to be patient and let Zevon do his job.

“You traveled in your vision last night,” Nadis was saying. “Have you tried to travel while you’re awake?”

The unfamiliar terminology drew Kendra’s attention back to the present. “I thought the vision was just presented from a different perspective. I didn’t realize it was a completely different skill.”

“Casting your being into someone else is called traveling. Those who have mastered the skill can travel without the other person realizing they’ve been invaded. It will take practice, lots and lots of practice, before you can operate on that level. But being able to communicate with Jill or Loren could provide valuable information.”

Kendra brightened, encouraged by the idea. “I hadn’t thought of that. How do I make it happen on its own? I had no control over what happened last night.”

“That’s not true. You needed information and your power went searching for it. Now, all you need to do is intentionally recreate the reaction.”

Kendra chuckled. Nadis made it sound so simple. “I’m not even sure what that means much less how to accomplish it.”

Nadis inclined her head, acknowledging the statement. “Let’s start with something familiar. Do you communicate telepathically with your mates?”

“Of course.”

“Good. Then reach out to one of them, only expand the connection until you can see through their eyes.”

The suggestion sounded absurd. She barely had enough control to send her thoughts into their minds. Still, she would never learn new skills unless she tried. Not wanting to distract Zevon, she reached across the soul bond and found Arcon.

“Which mate are you targeting?” Nadis wanted to know.

“Arcon.”

“Where is he?”

Without thinking about what she was doing, Kendra sank deeper into his mind to ascertain his location. “He’s in one of the small training rooms waiting for his next class.”

“And how did you know that?”

She opened her eyes and looked at her mentor. “I read it in his thoughts.”

“So go a bit deeper and see if you can access any of his senses.”

Feeling like a stalker, Kendra slipped farther into Arcon’s mind.

You’re in the right place, but I can feel you, he warned. Try and use a lighter touch.

We don’t have time for subtlety, Nadis told him. It’s more important that she learn to connect.

Understood. I’ll let you guide her.

Kendra advanced slowly. It felt strange to wander around in someone else’s mind. When she sent thoughts to her mates, she barely touched their minds. This was very different. She tried pathway after pathway, attempting to locate the one she needed. She found Arcon’s sense of smell, but sight eluded her.

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