Free walker saga 06 - dronish by jaymin eve

world. I needed to talk with Brace and Josian before I left. I had never gone to a planet on my own, and I doubted I was about to start then. They’d have some type of plan, and at least I could trust everything about Josian now. The lalunas had to keep their word. They could do nothing unless I reformed the melding bond.
    So right now I didn’t want to waste this time waiting for the meeting to be over. We needed to be building power.
    Ria tucked her chestnut hair behind one ear. “Yes, I think that’s a great idea.” With the same hand she reached out and squeezed my fingertips. “I’m so proud of you, Abby. I see your strength increase every day … and I mean more than physically, or even power. Your mental strength and character are to be commended.”
    I stilled, her words hitting me right in the heart. “Thank you.” My voice was just above a whisper. “I feel as if I’m barely hanging on. We scrape ourselves over one hurdle, only to find ten more have risen.”
    “Yep, and these ones have poisonous spikes on the top,” Talina said.
    “Word,” I said. I was reminded of Lucy again. She’d better be okay. “Come on, let’s go somewhere with more space.”
    As the five of us started to move out of Doreen I decided not to waste another moment. I threw out my tethers and connected us together. With a whooshing flood I could now feel them, their energy, distinct powers, not to mention multiple voices in my head.
    I spoke first. We need to learn how to be in each other’s heads and still focus on our surroundings. And something has been bothering me about how one-sided the control is like this. I’m not sure I’m supposed to have so much of the control. We need to figure out how to spread the power.
    It was getting easier to mental-talk and also focus on the outside world, dodging around the multitude of different species milling around the center field.
    Delane spoke next. So Jedi said that each of us will hold one of the elements of the ancients, right? Who has what power?
    I answered her. Walkers’ powers in general are built on seven elements. Fire …”
    Which is me, Fury piped up.
    Yes, fire is Fury, I said. Water is Talina. Earth is Ria.
    I was interrupted by the Regali half. I’d think I was more nature. Are you sure?
    I nodded, which was stupid. No one could see me. Yes, earth and nature are the same. One can’t exist without the other. You seem to have power over the living earth components, in comparison to Grantham, who controls the inanimate earth components, such as rock and stone.
    We were all quiet for a minute, absorbing this information, then I continued. Delane, you’re … wind, I’m guessing. I’d never seen her powers directly. Just, from the fights on Nephilius, she’d often seemed to use the winds to push away her opponents. But I could be wrong.
    I wasn’t.
    Yes, I can control the elements of the air. I can take away breath or force so much oxygen in that you black out. I can use the minute particles of air to see things no one else would, and they whisper information to me. I can spy. I can send out gusts and buffets to stop any in their tracks. I’m wind.
    As always, the warrior-Walker was all facts and succinct information.
    Wicked, Fury said. I love my fire, but sometimes I wish I could have all these powers.
    I laughed. I guess that’s what my role is. As the conduit, I bring all the other elements together and form one big superpower.
    We were drawing a few stares as we sauntered casually through the crowds. Half-Walkers were still mythical creatures to most Walkers and we weren’t often in a large, visible group like this. Not to mention when we were connected there were glowing tethers flowing around us. I’d seen it through Brace’s eyes before, and we looked scary and powerful. Not to mention we had a unicorn and hellhound following us around.
    So we still need shadow and spirit? Talina asked as we came to a halt in the center.
    We’d discussed all the