Touch of Power by Maria V. Snyder - Chapter Sampler

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Z~marl df~

Kls Qf~i Uahlr nlrurl`àkc m|ugf~

Ugar ar fkl fd ugfrl ~m~l nffir ugmu sa`ìllz ~lmel~r e~lmhakc `fkc mdul~ uglqtl ~lme au+

Z|nàrgl~r Slli`q, rum~~le ~ltals, fk Zfarfk Ru|eq

Ugl ~m~l rl}|l` uf àtl |z uf ugl z~fharl fd aur z~lelblrrf~,Hmcab Ru|eq ar m sfkel~d|` bfhnakmuafk

fd ~fhmkbl mke dmkumrq+M|ean`l+bfh 'Leauf~r Zabi? Nlru fd >::4^fhmkbl!

Rkqel~ elàtl~r mkfugl~ lwbl``lku metlku|~l+Z|nàrgl~r Slli`q fk Da~l Ru|eq

Saug kls hmcab mke kls zlfz`l aku~fe|ble ak Ruf~h C`mrr,Hr+ Rkqel~ gmr m dl~ua`l kls `mkerbmzl uf hakl df~ |r+

A bmkkfu smau+Dm``lk Mkcl` ^ltalsr, ~lbfhhlkele ~lme

M bfhzl`àkc kls dmkumrq rl~alr+RDW Hmcmakl fk Rlm C`mrr

Sfkel~d|``q bfhz`lw+Fzm` dakm``q bfhlr akuf gl~ fsk ak Rzq C`mrr+

Dmkumrq Nffi ^ltals

Hm~am T+ Rkqel~


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Hm~am T+ Rkqel~


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Df~ Olkkm+ A gfzl qf| lkofq qf|~ ruf~q-


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Ugl àuu`l ca~` sf|èku rufz b~qakc+ A eaeku n`mhl gl~+ Rgl

smr eqakc, mdul~ m``+ Gl~ `|kcr sl~l rf d|`` fd d`|ae rgle

e~fsk ak mkfugl~ dls gf|~r+ Ufrrakc mke u|~kakc fk hq ugak

hmuu~lrr, A àrulkle uf gl~ b~alr mr uglq rmsle ug~f|cg ugl

d`ff~nfm~er mke ug~f|cg hq glm~u, b|uuakc au ak usf+

Fkl zalbl z`lmele df~ hl uf rmtl gl~, |~cakc hl uf glm`

ugl ca~` saug ugl n~acgu rha`l mke cakcl~ b|~`r+ Ugl fugl~

rael z|`rle m sm~kakc nlmu+ Gl~ dmha`q sf|è ugmki hl nq

u|~kakc hl ak uf ugl ufsk smubg+ Ae nl gmkcle mr m sm~

b~ahakm`+ Kf u~am` kllele+Ugl gf~~f~r d~fh ugl em~i qlm~r fd ugl z`mc|l sl~l rua``

d~lrg ak ugl r|~tatf~r haker+ Uglq bfkrael~le ugfrl uahlr m

sm~+ M sm~ ugmu gme nllk rum~ule nq glm`l~r, sgf uglk rz~lme

ugl elme`q earlmrl, mke ~ld|rle uf glm` au+

Fd bf|~rl au smr |uul~ kfkrlkrl+ Sl bf|èku glm` ugl

z`mc|l+ Mke sl eaeku rum~u au+ N|u ak ugl haeru fd ugl bgmfr,

kf fkl àrulkle uf ~lmrfk+ Rfhlfkl gme uf nl n`mhle+ âcgu6

Ugl ca~`r rb~lmhr zal~ble hq glm~u+ A bf|èku rumke au mkq

`fkcl~+ Ug~ll qlm~r fk ugl ~|k+ Ug~ll qlm~r fd gaeakc+ Ug~ll


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Hm~am T+ Rkqel~=:

ul~~an`l qlm~r d|`` fd dlm~ mke `fklàklrr+ Df~ sgmu6 Hq àdl6

Qlr, A àtl mke n~lmugl mke lwaru+ Kfugakc l`rl+

Dàkcakc hq n`mkilur fdd, A g|~~ale efskruma~r+ A eaekuklle uf bgmkcl rakbl A sf|è kltl~ r`llz ak kacgub`fuglr

f~ saugf|u hq nffur fk+ Sglk qf| sl~l fk ugl ~|k, ugl

zfrranaàuq fd nlakc r|~z~arle ak ugl haee`l fd ugl kacgu smr

gacg+ Ugl~l smr kf uahl uf smrul sglk lrbmzakc, rf A sf~l

hq n`mbi u~mtl` zmkur mke n`mbi rga~u uf nle ltl~q kacgu+ Ugl

em~i bf`f~ aelm` df~ n`lkeakc akuf rgmefsr+

Mkfugl~ u~abi fd nlakc fk ugl ~|k aktf`tle dakeakc m

rlbfke(d`ff~ ~ffh saug nfug d~fku mke nmbi eff~r mke kf

ril`lufkr+ Uglq sl~l gm~e uf dake mr hfru ufskr gme n|~kle

ugl z`mc|l tabuahr gfhlr ak ugl harc|aele muulhzu uf el(

ru~fq ugl earlmrl+ Mke hmkq tabuahr eale m`fkl+ Hq b|~~lku

gaelf|u smr mnftl ugl dmha`q saug ugl eqakc bgaè+

A ikfbile fk hq efskruma~r klacgnf~r eff~ `f|e lkf|cg

df~ ugl rf|ke uf nl glm~e ftl~ ugl bgaèr slu sma`r+ Sglk au

fzlkle, gl~ hfugl~, Hmtar, rum~le sf~e`lrr`q mu hl+ Rgl glè

ugl usf(qlm~(fè ca~` ak gl~ ru~fkc m~hr, mke ugl ikfs`lecl

ugmu gl~ bgaè smr eqakc rgfkl ak gl~ n~fsk lqlr+ Gl~ zm`l

riak b`|kc uf gl~ cm|ku dmbl+ Rgl rsmqle saug z|~l lwgm|r(

uafk+

\kel~klmug ugl rgllk fd ulm~r mke ~le d`|rg fd dltl~, uglàuu`l ca~`r riak gme elmugr zm`l g|l+ Ak m dls hfhlkur, rgl

sf|èku gmtl ugl n~lmug uf rb~lmh+

A glè f|u hq m~hr+ Hmtar, cf uf r`llz+ A`` smubg

Dmsk+ Dakm``q, A ~lhlhnl~le gl~ kmhl+ Mkfugl~ ~|`l uf

nlakc fk ugl ~|k smr uf mtfae cluuakc b`frl uf mkqfkl+ Kf

d~alker+ N|u A kllele uf lm~k hfklq, mke A gme uf hmil m dls

mb}|makumkblr ak f~el~ uf illz |z saug ugl cfrraz+ Ae rumqle

saug Hmtarr bgaè~lk fk fbbmrafk, sgabg gl`zle saug nfug+

Zmkabile, Hmtar z|``le Dmsk b`frl~ uf gl~+


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UF\BG FD ZFSL^ ==

Ugl ~lru fd qf|~ dmha`q kller qf|, mr sl``+ Qf| rgf|è

~lru nldf~l qf| bf``mzrl f~ clu rabi+

Rgl glraumule+A sa`` smil qf| ad mkqugakc bgmkclr+ A z~fharl+

Hmtarr ~lrarumkbl b~|hz`le mke rgl gmkele hl Dmsk+

Sl`` nlqfke `|baeauq, ugl àuu`l ca~` eaeku kfuabl ugl bgmkcl

ak ugl m~hr m~f|ke gl~, n|u hq hmcab rz~mkc uf àdl mu ugl

uf|bg, z|rgakc uf nl ~l`lmrle d~fh hq bf~l+ Dmskr riak

n|~kle mke gl~ b`fuglr sl~l emhz saug rslmu+ A b~me`le

Dmsk mr A rmu ak ugl nac sffelk ~fbiakc bgma~ ak ugl àtakc~ffh+ Ugl `mkul~k n|~kle `fs, bmruakc m slmi ql``fs àcgu

ftl~ ugl ug~lmenm~l d|~kau|~l+ Ugar dmha`q gmeku `ffule d~fh

ugla~ klacgnf~r, sgabg rmae h|bg mnf|u uglh+

Klwu uf ugl sakefs A gme m b`lm~ tals fd ugl ru~llu+ M

gm`d(hffk a``|hakmule ugl n|~kle ~|akr fd n|aèakcr g|ee`le

m`fkc m ea~u ~fme+ ^maksmul~ gme da``le ugl gf`lr mke ~|ur+

Ugl z`mc|l gme ia``le ~f|cg`q raw ha`àfk zlfz`lusf(uga~er fd ugl zfz|`muafkrf ugl~l smr kf fkl `ldu uf muulke

uf hakf~ umrir àil dawakc ugl ~fmer f~ b`lm~akc msmq ugl el(

n~ar+ Ugl dmbu ugmu ugar ufskOmwufk6 F~ smr au Sf`m6 Uglq

m`` n`|~~le ufclugl~+ Laugl~ smq, gmtakc m `fbm` cftl~khlku

ufsk smubg, nmrab bfhhl~bl, kf za`lr fd ril`lufkr mke m

uakqm dls g|ke~le mu hfruzfz|`mbl smr hf~l ugmk hmkq

fugl~ ufskr bf|è b`mah+A ~fbile Dmsk, g|hhakc m u|kl hq hfugl~ gme r|kc uf

hl qlm~r mcf+ Ulke~a`r fd hq hmcab rllzle akuf Dmskr nfeq+

Gl~ b~alr `fru ugl gqrul~abm` lecl+

Hmtar smubgle |r df~ m dls hak|ulr+ Eae rgl r|rzlbu6

Sf|è rgl umil gl~ bgaè nmbi6 Akrulme, rgl gllele hq metabl

mke slku uf nle+ Smauakc df~ Hmtar uf dm`` akuf m ellz r`llz,

A ~fbile mke g|hhle+ Fkbl A smr bl~umak lkf|cg uahl gme

zmrrle, A rufzzle ugl bgma~+ Bfkblku~muakc fk ugl ca~` ak hq

m~hr, A m``fsle hq d|`` zfsl~ uf d `fs akuf Dmsk |kua` rgl


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Hm~am T+ Rkqel~=>

smr rmu|~mule saug au+ Ugl ~l`lmrl fd hmcab rlku m ~azz`l fd

bfkulkuhlku ug~f|cg hl+ Ugar smr hq m~lm fd lwzl~uarl+

Sgmu A rgf|è nl efakc+Uglk A e~ls au nmbi akuf hl, b`lmkakc f|u ugl rabiklrr

akrael Dmsk+ Hq `|kcr d a``le saug d`|ae mr gl~r e~makle+ A

n~fil akuf m dltl~ mr gl~r bff`le+

Rgl gabb|zzle m dls uahlr, uglk n~lmugle ak ellz+ Gl~

nfeq ~l`mwle mke rgl dl`` akuf mk lwgm|rule r`llz+

Ugl rabiklrr klru`le ak hq bglru, bm|rakc hl uf r|bi ak

kfarq slu n~lmugr+ A bf|èku z|`` lkf|cg ma~ akuf hq `|kcr+

Cffrl n|hzr ~mble mb~frr hq riak mr m ràtl~ fd dlm~ uf|bgle

hq glm~u+ A gmeku glm`le mkqfkl ugar rabi nldf~l+ Sf|è A

nl ru~fkc lkf|cg6 Gme A smaule uff `fkc uf gl`z Dmsk6 Hq

fsk bfsm~eabl sf|è ia`` hl+ Dauuakc+

Ugl lddf~u uf n~lmugl bfkr|hle hq lkl~cq+ N`mbi mke

sgaul rzfur rsa~`le ak hq tarafk mr A df|cgu uf rumq bfkrbaf|r+

Ltlk ugf|cg hq nfeq glm`le ulk uahlr dmrul~ ugmk m ~lc|`m~

zl~rfkr, A smr }|aul msm~l ugmu au hacgu kfu nl dmru lkf|cg+

@|bia`q, ugar smrku ugmu uahl+ Ugl b~|rgakc uacguklrr

m~f|ke hq ~anr lmrle m d~mbuafk+ A bfkblku~mule fk ugl rahz`l

mbu fd n~lmugakc+

Hmtar sfil hl ak ugl hf~kakc+ A gme dm``lk mr`llz saugDmsk rua`` ak hq m~hr+

Gfs eae qf| clu gl~ uf r`llz6 Rgl gmrku rufzzle b~qakc

ak emqr, Hmtar rmae+

Rua`` c~fccq, A rlm~bgle df~ m cffe lwz`mkmuafk+ Hq u|kl(

`lrr g|hhakc h|ru gmtl nf~le gl~+ Hq tfabl ~mrzle saug

zg`lch mke rlu fdd m bf|cgakc dau+

\g(g|g+ Rgl zll~le mu hl saug m bfkulhz`muatl z|~rl

fk gl~ àzr+

Gl~ dltl~ n~fil `mru kacgu, A u~ale nlusllk bf|cgr+


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UF\BG FD ZFSL^ =2

\kbfktakble, Hmtar clku`q àdule Dmsk mke u~mkrdl~~le

ugl ca~` uf gl~ b~an+ Qf| rgf|è ~lru, mr sl``+ Qf| `ffi

A smtle fdd gl~ bfkbl~k+ Kfugakc m bf|z`l fd gf|~r fdr`llz sfku b|~l+ N|u hq `lcr nlu~mqle hl mr A rumccl~le uf

hq dllu+ Hftakc saug bm~l, A glmele ufsm~e ugl eff~+

Sglk A ~lmbgle df~ ugl ikfn, Hmtar rmae, Mt~q+

A d~fl mke c`mkble ftl~ hq rgf|èl~, smauakc df~ ugl mb(

b|rmuafk+

Ugmki qf|+

Kfeeakc, A g|~~ale d~fh ugl ~ffh+ Ugl bàhn uf hqz`mbl e~makle m`` hq ru~lkcug+ A gmbile |z n`ffe mr ugl rslmu

zf|~le d~fh hq nfeq+ A kllele uf c~mn hq lrbmzl nmc mke

`lmtl ufsk+ Kfs+ N|u sglk A nlku uf ~lu~altl ugl ikmzrmbi

d~fh |kel~ ugl nle, m smtl fd eaaklrr ftl~sgl`hle hl+

Akrulme fd d`llakc, A bf``mzrle fk ugl d`ff~+

M zm~u fd hq hake ikls A fk`q ~l}|a~le m dls gf|~r fd

r`llz uf ~lbftl~, sga`l mkfugl~ zm~u z`mkkle ugl }|abilru~f|ul f|u fd ufsk+ M uga~e zm~u rua`` sf~~ale+ Saug cffe

~lmrfk+

M daru zf|kele fk ugl eff~ gm~e lkf|cg ugmu A dlù ugl ta(

n~muafkr ug~f|cg hq bglli+ Smiakc saug m ofù, A rb~mhn`le

uf hq dllu+ M hm`l tfabl f~el~le hl uf r|~~lkel~+ Em~iklrr

da``le ugl ~ffh mke z~lrrle mcmakru ugl sakefszmkl+ A gmer`lzu m`` emq+

\kdf~u|kmul`q, ugar rau|muafk smrku kls uf hl+ A rbffzle

|z hq lrbmzl nmc mke lwaule ug~f|cg ugl nmbi eff~+ Zm|rakc

fk ugl `mkeakc, A rbmkkle ugl m~lm+ Hffkàcgu àu ugl sffelk

rulzr+ Kf fkl n`fbile uglh+ G|~~qakc efsk, A rgf|èl~le

hq zmbi mke ~mk ug~f|cg ugl lhzuq m``lq ugmu ~llile fd bmu

|~akl+

M dac|~l ruffe mu ugl m``lqr rf|ugl~k lwau rf A u|~kle

m~f|ke+ Lwblzu ugl kf~ugl~k ~f|ul smr m`rf n`fbile+ Ugl


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Hm~am T+ Rkqel~=5

fk`q smq f|u smr ug~f|cg ugl uacgu rzmbl nlusllk n|aèakcr

uf ugl ru~llu sgl~l ugl~l sf|è kf ef|nu nl hf~l ufsk

smubghlk+Ugl b~mrg fd m eff~ lbgfle fdd ugl n~abir+ \zfk hq `mke(

akc, m hmk bm``le, Ef qf| gmtl gl~6

Ugl usf ak ugl m``lq b`frle ak+ C|lrr A sf|è umil hq

bgmkblr+ A em~ule ug~f|cg ugl km~~fs fzlkakc mke ~acgu akuf

m smauakc ufsk smubghmkr m~hr+

Tfablr ql``le, Efku uf|bg gl~ riak+

Umil gl~ zmbi+B|dd gl~ }|abi+

Ugl e~fskakc rabiklrr gme ~lkel~le hl uff slmi uf z|u

|z h|bg fd m d acgu+ Ak hl~l rlbfker, hq gmker sl~l hmkm(

b`le nlgake hq nmbi+ Hq ug~ll qlm~r fk ugl ~|k gme lkele+

Au smr gm~e uf ul`` ad dlm~ f~ ~làld efhakmule+ Mu ugar zfaku,

nfug gme l}|m` rsmq+

Ugl bmzumak fd ugl smubghlk qmkile hq rga~u fdd hq ~acgurgf|èl~, lwzfrakc hq glm`l~ umuuff uf ugl b~fse+ Au mzzlm~le

mr ad ugl lkua~l ufsk gme cmugl~le uf sauklrr hq m~~lru+ Mr

lwzlbule, uglq cmrzle mu ugl z~ffd fd ugl hfkrul~ ak ugla~

haeru+ Mke uf ugaki, A gme fkbl nllk z~f|e fd ugl rqhnf`

fd hq z~fdlrrafkm rahz`l ba~b`l fd gmker+ D~fh m dls dllu

msmq, au ~lrlhn`le m emarq saug gmke(rgmzle zlum`r+

A rbmkkle dmblr mr ugl smubghlk bfkc~mu|`mule uglhrl`tlrfk ugla~bmubg+ Hmtar mke gl~ g|rnmke ruffe mhfkc ugl cmsi(

l~r+ Gl c`m~le mke mzz~fmbgle hl, e~mccakc Hmtar m`fkc+ Rgl

sf|èku hllu hq cml+ @auu`l Dmsk b`|kc uf gl~ hfugl~r

`lc+

Au eflrku hmuul~ ugmu qf| rmtle hq ca~`r àdl, ugl g|r(

nmke rmae+ Qf|~ iake ar ~lrzfkran`l df~ ha`àfkr fd elmugr+

Mke ugl cfè qf|~ lwlb|uafk sa`` n~akc ugar ufsk ar rf~l`q

kllele+

U~|l+ Ufgfk fd Rfc~m z`mble m nf|kuq fd uslkuq cfèr


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