Chapter 5Jayanta hopped off the commtrain before it had a chance to come to a full stop. She liked the open cars best because she could do just that. It gave her a feeling of exhilaration to feel physically able to move. Kai had always told her that she had the personal power of the physical. She was a Patternista, and could see and understand the lines of strength, energy, and power that helped things move. Even though she had inherited the spirituality from their parents, her real strength lay in her ability to move, to run faster and longer, leap higher and more quickly, and dance more gracefully.
Jayanta had always thought Kai was just being condescending, patronizing her because she was unable to grasp the psi-powers that all the rest of her family had. It hadn’t been until just ten
