“Lathwi,” she grated. “Can you hear me?”
Lathwi grunted, the only reply she could manage. Her Will was in a deadlock with The Rogue’s, and she could not relax so much as a muscle without tipping the advantage to him.
“Do you remember what I taught you about mind links not so long ago?” Liselle asked then.
Again she grunted. That lesson had been one of the most traumatic experiences of her life. Until now.
“I hope so,” Liselle went on, “because he made a serious mistake when he attacked you in this way. If you can hold on to him for just a moment, it may be that we can make him pay for his audacity.”
The thought gave Lathwi a savage thrill. She would very much like to hurt the person who had stuck his fingers in her head. So all at once, she shifted tactics: instead of trying to drive
