queensidecastle
"Right to the hard stuff, huh," laughs Kers. "I'll queue up some history."
queensidecastle
"Because nobody thinks there is anyone living up here, which makes it a good place to hide. And the reason why I'm hiding is because I have a Gift," she says. "I'm a shield. A very, very powerful shield. So I keep my Gift covering all the people Aelise most wants protected, and I hide, because I can't cover myself."
queensidecastle
Kers shrugs.
"The point is, 'how' is not really a meaningful question between Gifts. No two Gifts work exactly the same way. I cover other people because that's how my Gift works, and I do it by using my Gift, and that's about as much useful detail as anybody's ever been able to get across without involving a telepath."
"The point is, 'how' is not really a meaningful question between Gifts. No two Gifts work exactly the same way. I cover other people because that's how my Gift works, and I do it by using my Gift, and that's about as much useful detail as anybody's ever been able to get across without involving a telepath."
queensidecastle
"But right now, the only thing you're sure you shield against is Chelsa," Kers observes.
queensidecastle
"Right. But how are you going to experiment on people down there, without anybody noticing, when you're up here?"
queensidecastle
"I don't get them up here. Chelsa thinks I'm on the planet."