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They each sh This was a serious matter and they were expected to treat it seriously

"So, here’s where we get a hint of just hoell you’ll do Tonight, we’ll be doing two exercises The first will involveyou all individually to see hoell and quick you can respond to an onco threat I’m sure you’ll all be pleased to know that I will be that threat," I added, to which they smiled "I know you’ll definitely be pleased to hear that I don’t want you to just defend, I want you to attack"

Enthusiasm seeped out of every one of theo and abuse those powers Boys and their toys

A few of theht I guessed that there must have been some movement from up there

"Yes, yes, you have observers Get over it Note that my intention in this exercise isn’t to hurt you and see hoell you can ignore the pain, we’ll leave that for another night" More s this exercise all I am interested in is your reaction to an attack Only if I can be sure that you’re handling your gifts as you need to can we move on to the second exercise All that understood?"

"Yes, Coach!" they shouted soldier-style Dra off to Evan and Jared I could swear that Jared’s eyes were onself-conscious and losing focus here But it was hard, especially when only o he had spoken to me telepathically for the first time in days It’s funny how you don’t realise you ever liked so until all of a sudden it happens when you weren’t expecting it

Blocking out Jared for now, Ijust short of five feet Letting h my feet were roots of a tree, I stood firy of the earth Ready, I then stamped tith one foot and willed a decent sized bolder to rise It was big, sturdy and bulky enough for each one of them to individually hide behind one-at-a-ti to my spot near to the northern wall I repeated the action, creating myself an almost identical bolder I then randoer for this Harvey was eager during most exercises, but not so much enthusiasticit was that he wanted to prove hi the way everyone else did But all he proved ti him and the rest of the squad; he’s not ready to take on the world yet But Harvey could nonetheless be reckless and arrogant which et past that, I could properly consider the ideas that he was full of But for now, as I said before, it’s a case of baby steps with hiestured with my head to the bolder at the southern point "Use it as cover when you need it, but don’t hide behind it Remember, I want you to attack and defend But the intention isn’t for anyone to be hurt Oh and nobody led his head as if loosening any tension in his neck, , Coach" However, behind that child-like grin lay a hint of ht justme would make him seem power-tastic then that would be exactly what he would do Then I’d have to twat hiather in the corner of the wall behindies and held it in reserve, feeling it wriggle like a caged anier to be freed

I then reached out withfor anycrazily – wouldn’t be a good thing in combat, he’d be sounded out immediately "Harvey, keep your -to-prove Harvey attacked first; striving to move the bolder with his telekinesis Idiot – did he really think I’d build soy into my beloved silvery-blue whip, I, in the swiftest movement, let half of my body peek around the bolder and cracked the whip at Harvey He cried out, cursing

"Don’t be a whelp, I didn’t whip you hard," I called out "But I hip you senseless if you don’t give up trying toelse Come on, where are all those ideas of yours?"

I listened for hiain No movement Wow, he’d actually listened toin y ball Va the ball at the boulder before then retreating behindperfectly hat Harvey would do in response Sure enough, he used his telekinesis to deviate the energy ball It crashed into the bolder but the mound didn’t at all crumble

"Oh co to attack the bolder, that’s not what has a power to fling at you If an ene cover then they’ll sie their cover"

Again I threw an energy ball, but this time I kept my eye on Harvey I then watched as he levitated the ball up into the air and then sent it zoo to catch y shield, which made the ball rebound and hit the wall

"Better!" I told hi ended We both then ca into it," he coet through before we can et out of the session early tonight?"

His froas replaced by a grin "You’ll really let us?"

"I already told you I will – if you all do good David, you’re next"

As I expected, David did excellently He waited patiently for his chance, and then peeked out and sent a psionic blast froer tips – ot to me He was extremely pleased with hiinally felt while handling his gift, not knowing exactly how to control the strength of the blast, had all but gone I knew that because he was the youngest and had done well at the exercise all the other recruits would now try harder; not wanting the youngest to do better than them