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"Try again It took ht help to inflae, he hurled the power Nothing Not even a wisp of smoke A third, fourth and fifth effort had the same results

"That’s a no for fire Let’s see if you can ic is all the same, really It’s an invisible force that you can ine it, anyway To ic in the shape of a hand and reach out and--" the stick flew frorinned "Your turn"

Valek envisioned a hand, a spoon, shovel, pitchfork and a strong wind, all to no avail The branch stayed put, but a wave of weakness crashed into hi over

"And that’s a no forinto his pocket, withdrew a s and tipped a piece of hard candy onto his palm "Here, this will help"

The sweet taste of strawberries filled Valek’s mouth as he sucked on it After a few minutes, he felt better

"Okay Let’s see if you can influence rin "I’ll let hts, except you’re taking over, giving the orders, and they have to follow the around like an idiot"

Connecting with Teegan’s mind was almost second nature for Valek--a scary prospect The boy’s curiosity doht Use the sa into someone’s room to assassinate him

Valek adjusted the flow

Better Now, let’s see what you’ve got, Teegan challenged

One thing Valek excelled at was giving orders Sit down

The boy plopped onto his butt, surprising theed hian obeyed each co you are

Jurinned but didn’t an’s feet stayed on the ground Valek ramped it up a bit more Still no response, but the boy’s cheeky de the order With a final burst of energy, Valek threw everything he had at Teegan Nothing

Sagging with exhaustion, Valek sank to the ground