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Karigan had learned early on thatand soer service When Karigan had laughed at Mara’s explanation, the Rider had said, “What? I grew up on a lake, and during the winter skating was the easiest way to reach the village” Karigan hadn’t been laughing entirely at the idea of Mara ice skating, but at the fact the accident hadn’t been related to soing Rider abilities

“How far back does that book go?” Karigan asked

“Seven years It’s almost filled up”

Mara had been called to the o Riders often did not make it to five years, some because an accident befell them, others because their brooches simply abandoned them

Fergal flipped through a few an continued to stare into the fire, she could feel his gaze on her

Slowly, as though gathering courage, he asked, “When will I coic?”

The plaintive question caught her off guard, but she supposed she should have anticipated it If she were Fergal, she’d be curious, too “It’s hard to say It’ll make itself knohen it’s ready to”

“I know That’s what Ty said What does it mean?”

Karigan rocked more slowly What did it mean? Her ability had surfaced before she’d even known or acknowledged herself to be a Rider She’d never gone through a period of waiting and wondering

“There’s no easy answer,” she said “Your ability will become apparent when it needs to They see that endangers the Rider or those around hih the ice She’d have frozen to death if her ability hadn’t arisen to help her build a fire”

“And like when you were being chased by Lord Mirwell’s al said

“Yes” The floorboards beneath her chair creaked as she rocked harder

“Ty said they alht you”

“Yes”

“He said you turned invisible to escape them”

“Yes Well, more or less” She would have to speak to Ty about how e to have people talking about her