No True Way (2014)
“Lena murmured, almost to herself.
“What vultures?” Herald Samira looked up at the sky.
“The ones ahead of us,” Lena said absently.
“Where?”
“We can’t see them yet . . .” Lena’s voice trailed off as she tried to pick up more detail. The utility of her gift depended on the ability of the animal to focus its thoughts, so what she received often varied a great deal.
They rounded the bend, and Herald Robin said faintly, “Oh. Those vultures.” He was turning a delicate shade of gre...en, but Lena didn’t hold it against him. He had just gone into Whites and was on his first Circuit, under Samira’s supervision. Samira’s task was first to train and then to supervise him, and she had years more experience—not to mention much more exposure to people with Animal Mindspeech and the strange changes in outlook caused by their gift.
Lena looked from the bodies on the ground to the vultures ranged about them.MoreLess
“What vultures?” Herald Samira looked up at the sky.
“The ones ahead of us,” Lena said absently.
“Where?”
“We can’t see them yet . . .” Lena’s voice trailed off as she tried to pick up more detail. The utility of her gift depended on the ability of the animal to focus its thoughts, so what she received often varied a great deal.
They rounded the bend, and Herald Robin said faintly, “Oh. Those vultures.” He was turning a delicate shade of gre...en, but Lena didn’t hold it against him. He had just gone into Whites and was on his first Circuit, under Samira’s supervision. Samira’s task was first to train and then to supervise him, and she had years more experience—not to mention much more exposure to people with Animal Mindspeech and the strange changes in outlook caused by their gift.
Lena looked from the bodies on the ground to the vultures ranged about them.MoreLess
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