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Except there was no ghost of lightning inside Keth: he had the true thing He drank the power in like a thirsty man drinks water and, like Tris, raised his arered down into the house, he found the voice to croak, proh as his saw that your poas calling to the lightning, and I made sure that you werent hit by so an
She interrupted hiic? In a nice safe blanket? I would have done so, had there been the need There wasnt Its s, remem ber? I wasn t about to lose my very first student because he didnt have the sense to come in out of the rain
They had reached Keths door before hed sued Ive been told Ive learned to live with the shame of itShe looked at Little Bear, who huddled in front of Keths door on, Bear Lightnings doneShe turned her sharp gaze on Keth me truly have I done you a disservice?
It was his turn to shrug He hung his head for good measure know you didnt
kneanted to make certain that you did, tooBefore Keth could jerk away, Tris stood on tiptoe to kiss his cheek A spark jurinned you have any leaks, put a big pot under theht and all to this storm built up a lot of pohile it was stuck in the east, and coot a hat to wear to the shop tomorrow
Though he wasnt sure if he would like the answer, Keth heard hirinned, waved, and left hilass wings in farewell
The rain continued to fall as it had fallen all night, steadily, without let-up Tris was glad for it She felt like parched ground in the first showers of spring, greedily drinking up the moisture in the air
Rain washed Tharios Gutters ran clean on both sides of the Street of Glass, their burdens of rubbish swept away the night before The white stucco of the houses and store-fronts blazed; the orange-coloured roof tiles shone It was all scrubbed cl ean, right down to the soaked and sullen prathht as they went about their endless chores Those Tharians of the other classes alked abroad did so in oiled straw hats and capes, or with oiled silk umbrellas o ver their heads Tris simply ushered the rain away from herself, Little Bear and Chiht before, and the heat of Keth s workshop would make a wet dress unbearable Let the passers-by stare at her and her dog, shedding drops as if a glass bowl lay over them It was time they learned that they did not control all the wonder in the universe
Keth was hard at work by the ti the lightnings power blaze through his skin
Little,he said, I had an idea, and I wanted to test itHe grinned your eyes,he ordered ve got so for you
had better not be sliirl with a brother,Keth said,sliht fell around Triss neck as Chime crooned
Tris opened her eyes and looked down On a black silk cord around her neck dangled a bright red flalass, its tail twisted to provide a loop for the cord On either side of it hung two slass flames Keth, this is beautiful,she whispered did youback so he could see the full effect of the necklace I found these onShe leaves theuess because she eats the ingredients that ot to thinking that we could sell them as novelties, to pay Antonou for supplies and to buythe tails to bend them for the loop Whatever s in those, it resists fireHe poured a handful of glass flames, all with looped tails, into her hands kept soirls at Ferouzes,he confessed didnt think youdChiave up s with you
Chi around Triss neck
Love you too, Chime,mumbled Tris, her cheeks crimson you, Keth Its a wonderful ideaShe patted her necklace, then looked at him to meditate?
Meditation that day was easier than it had ever been, particularly the exercise in which Keth placed hishad cleared his th Tris watched as h e treated the lightning in hilass, with a friendly but firh to control it, but not so hard that it erupted through the weak places in his concentration On his fourth try he e he held in his mind of a crucible: Tris could see its shape as it folded in on itself, reduced to a blazing, fist-sized sun He was so giddy with his success that he repeated the exercise two more tiathering in the ic she had used for her circle of protection lets try for another globe
s what I hoped to do,Keth replied ht be more successful, now that I have some idea of howa rain hat and cape He looked harried, and he would not irl fros I need you to identify her, he explained, tight-lipped ve got horses Can the dog keep up?