From 697aaa28492d1a1e9e131fec8be6fa303a9d2d9f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Deepak Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2021 22:01:17 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Finishes scene of calvin waiting --- calvin-waits-at-westgate.txt | 50 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 49 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/calvin-waits-at-westgate.txt b/calvin-waits-at-westgate.txt index 38144fa..9b89109 100644 --- a/calvin-waits-at-westgate.txt +++ b/calvin-waits-at-westgate.txt @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ He was lying on his bed, Vaughan standing next to him. ―Sir, are you okay? Vaughan was holding a tall glass of water, which Calvin happily took. +His back hurt, and he could only remember the vague outlines of what had happened. ―What happened? @@ -90,5 +91,52 @@ Calvin waved his hand dismissively. Thank you Vaughan, I owe you. ―Sir, Vaughan started hesitantly. You might need to be careful with that. - We don't know what Yakaterina wants, and she could be trying to trick you. + We don't know what Yakaterina wanted, and she could have been trying to trick you. Or somehow convert you over to the Hierarchy. + +―I know, Vaughan. + +Calvin sighed. +―If I want to use this, I'll have to learn how to control it. + Clearly it's a powerful tool, but I'm not really sure what happened. + I think I felt the stone table and helped it become soil, somehow? + The manual just talked about a breathing exercise, not actually doing anything. + +Calvin stood. +He felt okay on his feet. +The two books were lying on top of the pile of dirt, and looked unchanged. +He opened up the notebook, and saw he'd written down what the Voice had said to him. + +―Vaughan, I think it was the Voice somehow. + I wrote down that it said I could help my people, but why? + Am I doing something wrong by wanting to help them? + +―Do you remember anything about what you were thinking when it happened? + +―Not really. + It was fuzzy, images of soil and grass. + +Vaughan gave Calvin a worried look. + +―Calvin, are you sure we should be here? + If we're back home, we could talk to some scholars, or if you trust what Yakaterina told you, maybe Auroklos would know more? + But we're out of our depth, right? + It's not just politics anymore, this is all of us yaks, and it might be irresponsible to do it alone. + +―Auroklos was pretty clear that Mountberg was our only hope. + Maybe the voice was trying to get me to go home to help the people there? + Unless it wanted me to go to Mountberg? + Argh! + +―Sir, we're not going to figure this out right now. + You need to rest a minute, and we'll have to figure out what our options even are. + We'll talk to the chief and see how far away Mountberg will be, and make a decision then. + Sound good? + +―Yeah, thanks Vaughan. + Sounds good to me. + +―I'll make sure you get some privacy, get some rest and I'll see you soon. + And please don't try anything else from that book. + +Vaughan left the room, and Calvin tried his best to quiet his troubled thoughts as he drifted into a light nap. \ No newline at end of file