Chapter 8 Beyond the VeilLong ago, when the stars still sang and Tarya was but a breath away, a young woman was born with a gift. It was a gift only seen once before, many years ago. Because it was a rare gift, and because many lies had been told about what it meant, people were fearful of it. They tried to silence this girl. But as she ventured into the world, she found those who trusted her, and believed in her, and her gift grew stronger … As she spoke, Mina could see her words forming in the air before her, drifts of iridescent white smoke that swirled across the circle toward her friends. With every sentence that built her story, the smoke grew thicker, but she watched with amazement as it reached the edge of the circle and travelled no further, swirling around them. It began to take

