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“You understand why you’re here?” The man asked.

“I do, it’s a mistake, I assure you.” Moonhawk replied. “I’d not have come so politely otherwise.”

“Five of my men are badly wounded.”

“As I said, I came nicely. I could’ve killed them just as easily.”

“The use of magic is considered a sin, it is forbidden. Even for strangers. The Emperor will know, send troops."

“Fair enough, except I didn’t use magic. I used psionics.”

“I fail to see the difference.”

“Refi’blal” Moon muttered, watching the ball of flame form in her hand. She tossed it out the open window. “That was magic. I was using psionics. Telekinesis, to be precise much like this.”

“Put him down.” the man representing her in these proceedings snapped. “You make it impossible to defend you.”


“You sounded so like Sun just then.” Moon said, lowering the magistrate and his chair. He didn’t seem overly pleased at being enlightened, she noticed, sending out a message to Ginfla. Hoping he received her message. She heard no reply, but Ginfla was new to his gifts and she doubted he could send a message as far as she could. “I’m sorry, I missed most of that, I was sending a message to a friend, look all you need know is that we are fighting this Emperor of yours, if he sends troops we’ll deal with them long before you have to.”

“You’re one of the ones he hunts?”

“Me? No, I just love a good fight and these people offered a good one.”

“Take her to the pit, send a message to Elipapha, we have one of them.”

‘Gin, a little more speed would be nice.” Moon sent out as she was dragged toward a shallow pit lined with steel.