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talus
1. “There was a lot of talus rock on the slope, and it looks like he may have fallen in it
2. It was Talus and, with him, Johan
3. Still hugging Talus to herself, Annyeke pointed at the book where it lay on her floor
4. At their next breath, Annyeke had reached the reasoning element of Johan’s thoughts, knitted them together, and was building a link they could use to fight against the unknown assailant—a link wide enough to include Talus, too
5. Annyeke breathed again, sensed Johan and Talus reaching a plateau
6. They both nodded, though she’d meant the command only for Talus
7. Johan must have picked up on this as he pretended to be examining something on his hand while Talus beamed his thanks up at him
8. In her arms, Talus was sobbing
9. With a cry of despair, Annyeke crushed Talus into Johan’s arms and turned to continue her onward path, but the boy snatched at her hair and screamed
10. As Johan continued to hold Talus in his arms, Annyeke stared at the scene in front of her
11. What could they do now? Where had the snow-raven gone, and why? And, like her, where was Simon, and was he safe or had he suffered a worse fate than the First Elder? Out of nowhere, Talus ran to them and hugged them both, burying his head against Johan’s waist
12. “How, Annyeke?” This from Talus, and in such a tone as opened up the possibilities rather than prevented them
13. She should ask him about the little battle training he and Talus might have managed to impart to the people in spite of the sense of failure she had already gleaned from him, but she could not
14. Talus had gone with him without even a backward glance, but she couldn’t find it in her heart to be angry at that
15. Johan and Talus stood on the ruined grass
16. Hardly anything and, in the light of all the unfamiliar events happening at every moment around them, not something Johan would have been concerned about if Talus hadn’t seen it first and asked what it was
17. “Be careful,” Johan said, connecting to Talus with his thoughts and understanding with such gentleness that Annyeke almost forgot to breathe
18. Annyeke felt a terrible darkness hidden within the light, but all she could think about were Johan and Talus
19. But more than anything, she had to know if Johan and Talus were safe
20. A wave of Gathandrian men pounded across the grass towards them and he caught a glimpse of Johan and Talus at the very front of the onslaught
21. Where were Talus and Johan? She had to get to them, save them if she could
22. All she could do was clutch at Talus and hope this wild journey was soon over
23. Struggling to her feet, she brushed back her hair with one hand and shoved Talus behind her with the other
24. He saw Talus beside her, reaching out, and snatched the boy, holding him back as the fire from the cane hissed and sang
25. She sensed Johan at her side, his arm round her waist holding her upright, but her whole mind-attention was on Talus
26. Whatever was happening to Talus and Simon, Annyeke had to know about it
27. She had to save Talus
28. But Talus first and foremost
29. Then he was gone, dead like Talus, the bitter taste of fire and regret on his tongue
30. But now he had shadows in his eyes that had not been there before, and scars on his flesh from his ordeal with young Talus
31. In one corner of the room, Johan was in the process of placing scattered books into a neat pile while Talus helped him, trying to put their Meditation Records in order
32. Johan stood and smiled down at Talus, still busy with the remaining records
33. As Johan tested the structure, Annyeke knelt next to Talus and helped him finish off the piles of paperwork he had created
34. “Wait, please,” she begged him, realising for the first time Talus was also present, hiding in a shadowy corner staring up at them both, and all but forgotten
35. And Talus too
36. With her other hand, she reached for Talus, and the boy ran to her
37. His mind-words were as clear as sunlight, and she knew Talus also caught their meaning
38. Talus turned and ran, through the library and out across the park, heading for the Square of Meeting
39. By the time she and Talus arrived at the Meeting Square, Annyeke was almost laughing with the excitement of it
40. That wasn’t the issue at stake, for which Talus had run and fetched her
41. The people were the same, and in those people the two she cared for most: Johan and Talus
42. Then, as the horror deepened: Talus?
43. The flames around Talus subsided and she caught the thought-sense of his cry which, under the circumstances, was stronger than she’d hoped
44. She could tell how tired her husband was when he returned from speaking with the people, and Talus was already asleep, snoring gently in his bed-area
45. The day-cycles are hard, she said, and Talus is our son, not just mine
46. Indeed, Annyeke had fought bravely in Gathandria for her ward Talus and had defeated the mind-executioner for all time-cycles in a way Simon could never have done
47. At the time she had landed with an undignified thump in the middle of the public square, next to a startled Talus and a more than relieved Johan
48. After that, she had all but fainted – oh the shame of it – and Johan had carried her home, Talus tugging eagerly on her skirts as they strode through the streets
49. Talus is asleep? she asked him
50. While she was still pondering on the best course of action to take, Talus tugged at her hand and pulled her around the corner so they were no longer facing his house
