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He made a quick scan to locate the weapon's operator and any backup, finding to his relief that there was none. A swift thrust of darlas, and the cannon was no longer a threat, its operator dead. It was the first death at Thark's own hands . . . but it was not the only one for long. The defending Palace Guards began to drop as the Seniors used viewscreen images to pick and focus on their targets.
There was no way she could defeat them conventionally, but she had known that from the beginning and this was to be a demonstration of the Order's potential; her Talent, not her blade-work, was necessary. So she should try for the standard humans first, with darlas.
There's no sense in trying to keep it a secret; she's trained me to be as good a telepath as she is, and she's teaching me darlas. I'll need volunteers, too, to practice on. They'll be in no danger, since she'll be monitoring everything I do until she's satisfied with my control." "I'll make the announcement," Hobison said after a few moments' silence.
But I am not sure I can approve of you attempting to read Sunbeam. It is honorable to probe the unTalented only when truly necessary, since they cannot defend themselves and you do not know your own strength; if you should accidentally use darlas against her, she could be seriously hurt." "I don't want to hurt her, of course," Medart said, "but I think this is necessary.
Corina was a little uncomfortable with such familiarity, even in private and with the knowledge from his memory that it was now proper for her, but she felt she ought to accustom herself to it. "You cannot test a shield's strength without using darlas, and you do not yet have the control to do that safely." Getting brave, she chided herself.
"I know of no reason you could not. In fact, you should find it easier with other humans than with me, because the basic mind pattern ought to be more similar. As for your other question, you do have much potential; it remains to be seen if you can develop it. Your mind shield can be made stronger with practice, and there is unusually powerful darlas latent.
Corina's ears went back in frustration. "It is merely the best I can do in Imperial English. Or in Irschchan, for that matter." "It's all we have to work with, though, so let's try to define it a bit more closely. I can't either practice or avoid something I can't identify." "That is true enough. Very well, darlas is a form of attack.
Tell the Sanctioners she is wearing that red-and-gold kilt. Then bring Kainor and meet me at my ship. Inform your people.* *How do you wish her to die?* *She has betrayed her Talent; let her be destroyed by Talent. Tell your executioner to use darlas.* Thark regretted that, in a way; death by telepathic attack was exquisitely painful. But it was just, and it was honorable.
The equivalent, Medart thought, of someone with PK Talent exciting the molecules of the wick to ignition temperature. He'd never shown any trace of that aspect his only Talents, besides the basic mind-screen and telepathy, were healing and darlas but this was supposed to be magic, not psionics; he had no reason not to try.
"Once we have found any shielded people, we must develop your Talent, in particular your shield and darlas. You do have the ability, but it will be of little use without better control than you have yet achieved. And greater power, as well. Admittedly, you did knock me out yesterday; that, however, was in part because I had partially lowered my own shield, trying to feel any trace of your darlas.
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