Emily exhaled.
“How do I explain…. I made the air move without forcing it. I made a candle respond without touching it. It didn’t feel like I was pulling something wild out of my chest. It felt like it was already mine.”
Eleanor closed her eyes briefly, she had suspected growth. But not this. “You nearly burned yourself alive days ago,” Eleanor said quietly “Power does not transform so easily.”
“I know,” Emily replied “That’s why I’m confused.”
Eleanor studied her.
“Confusion is natural. But what you are describing is not ordinary progression.”
Emily’s shoulders stiffened slightly, “Is it bad?”
“I don’t know yet,” Eleanor admitted. That honesty unsettled them both.
Emily looked down at her hands again. “I don’t feel unstable. I feel… steady.”
Eleanor moved closer. “Power that e
