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Right, sorry,” Rusty nodded. Terathon was teaching them how to focus properly. He blinked, and ate as he thought to Roz instead. What did you have in mind?
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Rusty’s eyes went wide. You’re a genius! Except…
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No we can’t,
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C’mon daddy-o, stop mean mugging the blondie and let’s get our peepers on,” Roz was jumping up and down, and Rusty fought to hide a smile. Jadar wouldn’t have liked it. Most of the wizards were serious and grave… and they kind of had a point. They hadn’t brought the four of them here to have a vacation. Someone was going to be dead by the time they were done. Five of us,
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Thunder rumbled across the sky, as he spoke, and Jadar shook her head. “They are not likely foes. But you must always use caution when within sight of others who have traveled between worlds. Were they servants of the Dark Lord, you would be lost. Learn this lesson and do not err again.” she glanced up, as the rain pattered down with more force. “And now it is time for the last lesson today. Look to the lightning. Feel
KRAK! The bolt struck somewhere among the charred peaks, and it seemed large, so large in his vision. Time seemed to stretch, and he gasped as it almost seemed like something in his body flared up at the same time. It wasn’t painful, in fact it was quite the opposite. It was… the closest comparison he had was when Rick Beel had smuggled a whole bag of sugar out of the cafeteria pantry at school, and they’d shared it between them. He was buzzing with energy, all at once, and it felt good.
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Attend!” Jadar shouted again, and the kids flinched. Again. “The lightning is not good or bad. It simply is
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But no overdoing it,
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Oh. Oh shit, it did.
No wonder
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