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leapt out of their bed and ran for the pool.
She heard voices behind her but didn't stop until she was at the edge of the pool. Taking a deep breath, she let her talent loose and almost moaned at what she saw.
The blinding light that was now visible to her enhanced vision was running through the walls of the cavern and underfoot. Her extremities felt a marked increase in temperature and by the time the men were at her side, she knew one thing. They were totally screwed.
"This isn't good, this isn't good." She chanted it and backed away from the water's edge. One of her toes had been in the water and she noted the glow where it touched.
Her arm was lit up like a streetlamp to her enhanced senses. Strands of light were binding, healing, working to make her whole.
Carser caught her as she slumped in shock. "What is it, Zora? Did you have a nightmare?"
"Take me back to the fire and I will tell you, not here." She was shivering but not with cold.
He carried her back, but she could feel the curiosity buzzing in them.
Next to the fire, she knelt and stared into it for a while. When she looked at the Oefric, she realized that she had not turned off her talent. They crackled with energy. They would be right at home here on Pakrik.
"The teams that examined this place for sentience missed something." She blinked until her vision returned to normal.
Carser straightened. "What?"
"The living being that is Shisala. This planet is alive." She bit her nails in agitation.
Wayk gently drew her hand away from her mouth. "What do you mean?"
"I mean the living being that is in everything on this world had a conversation with me while I slept."
Carser was shocked, but Wayk kept her hand. "What did it say?"
"Shisala wishes for the Oefric to join her here and she wishes to take me as avatar." She swallowed heavily.
"What aren't you telling us?"
She tried to bring her fingernails to her lips again, but Wayk held her hand down. "That water was filled with the essence of Shisala. She said she controls when we die now."
Carser gave her a piercing look. "We?"
Zora blushed. "She seems to think we are a set because you took care of me."
Wayk nodded. "We will just have to leave and get back to the shuttle and get off the surface."
"She said she wouldn't let us until I take her into me. She also won't let us leave the cavern."
"I will see about that." Carser stood and walked to the entrance. The snow was still a curtain of white.
He shifted into a bear and ran out of the cavern. Zora held onto Wayk's hand as they waited for something, anything to happen. A few seconds passed before Carser came barrelling back into the cavern. He stopped and shook his head in confusion, shifting back into his walking form.
"What the hell happened?"
Zora looked to her companion. "How would we know? We were here."
"I was running in a straight line and then I ended up back here." He sat back next to them near the fire and slammed his fist against the ground.
"I am sorry. It's my fault. If not for the wolf attack, we wouldn't be here." She sank into a dejected heap.
Wayk stroked her face and lifted her chin. "It isn't your fault. We should have been more careful. It was just so nice for us to be able to romp as we willed in this wilderness. We were not on alert as we should have been."
His kiss caught her by surprise. One moment he was comforting her, the next her body was exploding in a riot of need. Her talent flicked on and her skin and his were lit from within by the energy of the planet.
She pushed him back. "Stop. The planet is making you do that."
Carser was behind her, cupping her breasts and nibbling at her neck. "Is she making me do this?"
"Probably." Zora snivelled. His fingers teased at her nipples while his pinkies caressed under her breast.
"What if we don't care?" Wayk came back in for a kiss and she gave in to his lack of caring.
Wayk slid his hands down her ribs before snaking one finger between her folds. His caress discovered the
She heard voices behind her but didn't stop until she was at the edge of the pool. Taking a deep breath, she let her talent loose and almost moaned at what she saw.
The blinding light that was now visible to her enhanced vision was running through the walls of the cavern and underfoot. Her extremities felt a marked increase in temperature and by the time the men were at her side, she knew one thing. They were totally screwed.
"This isn't good, this isn't good." She chanted it and backed away from the water's edge. One of her toes had been in the water and she noted the glow where it touched.
Her arm was lit up like a streetlamp to her enhanced senses. Strands of light were binding, healing, working to make her whole.
Carser caught her as she slumped in shock. "What is it, Zora? Did you have a nightmare?"
"Take me back to the fire and I will tell you, not here." She was shivering but not with cold.
He carried her back, but she could feel the curiosity buzzing in them.
Next to the fire, she knelt and stared into it for a while. When she looked at the Oefric, she realized that she had not turned off her talent. They crackled with energy. They would be right at home here on Pakrik.
"The teams that examined this place for sentience missed something." She blinked until her vision returned to normal.
Carser straightened. "What?"
"The living being that is Shisala. This planet is alive." She bit her nails in agitation.
Wayk gently drew her hand away from her mouth. "What do you mean?"
"I mean the living being that is in everything on this world had a conversation with me while I slept."
Carser was shocked, but Wayk kept her hand. "What did it say?"
"Shisala wishes for the Oefric to join her here and she wishes to take me as avatar." She swallowed heavily.
"What aren't you telling us?"
She tried to bring her fingernails to her lips again, but Wayk held her hand down. "That water was filled with the essence of Shisala. She said she controls when we die now."
Carser gave her a piercing look. "We?"
Zora blushed. "She seems to think we are a set because you took care of me."
Wayk nodded. "We will just have to leave and get back to the shuttle and get off the surface."
"She said she wouldn't let us until I take her into me. She also won't let us leave the cavern."
"I will see about that." Carser stood and walked to the entrance. The snow was still a curtain of white.
He shifted into a bear and ran out of the cavern. Zora held onto Wayk's hand as they waited for something, anything to happen. A few seconds passed before Carser came barrelling back into the cavern. He stopped and shook his head in confusion, shifting back into his walking form.
"What the hell happened?"
Zora looked to her companion. "How would we know? We were here."
"I was running in a straight line and then I ended up back here." He sat back next to them near the fire and slammed his fist against the ground.
"I am sorry. It's my fault. If not for the wolf attack, we wouldn't be here." She sank into a dejected heap.
Wayk stroked her face and lifted her chin. "It isn't your fault. We should have been more careful. It was just so nice for us to be able to romp as we willed in this wilderness. We were not on alert as we should have been."
His kiss caught her by surprise. One moment he was comforting her, the next her body was exploding in a riot of need. Her talent flicked on and her skin and his were lit from within by the energy of the planet.
She pushed him back. "Stop. The planet is making you do that."
Carser was behind her, cupping her breasts and nibbling at her neck. "Is she making me do this?"
"Probably." Zora snivelled. His fingers teased at her nipples while his pinkies caressed under her breast.
"What if we don't care?" Wayk came back in for a kiss and she gave in to his lack of caring.
Wayk slid his hands down her ribs before snaking one finger between her folds. His caress discovered the
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