07-17-2020, 11:37 PM
Nikolai nodded. Nox interpreted training to mean only one thing, but Nik pat Allan on the shoulder in response. “I’m sure Commander Vellas will come up with something appropriate,” he smiled at the room’s only Dominion. He would know what it was like to answer to the infamous Commander. Channeling or not, Michael was brutal, but effective. Morven had her work cut out for her to be up to Michael’s standards.
“You do have a point, Nox. Consul DuBois can search the registry for a compatible training partner. Unless you have someone in mind?” he asked the former Atharim.
But they were all speaking over Morven as if she wasn’t present at all. After her previous interruption, he doubted she lacked the capability to stand up for herself. Still, it would serve to encourage her loyalty to be defended somewhat. Moreover, Nikolai believed the words he said next. He addressed her directly.
“You can heal. It’s one of the rarest skills known to us. Even Jensen James, whose channeling we can observe, could not teach me to do what he did. Nor do I suspect could he teach Nox or any of the Dominions. Likewise, you can do what most cannot. Do you believe you need another woman to work with you?”
He searched her expression for a flicker of truth. In his experience, those with the hardest shells had much to conceal. “Or would you prefer the challenge of proving yourself?”
“You do have a point, Nox. Consul DuBois can search the registry for a compatible training partner. Unless you have someone in mind?” he asked the former Atharim.
But they were all speaking over Morven as if she wasn’t present at all. After her previous interruption, he doubted she lacked the capability to stand up for herself. Still, it would serve to encourage her loyalty to be defended somewhat. Moreover, Nikolai believed the words he said next. He addressed her directly.
“You can heal. It’s one of the rarest skills known to us. Even Jensen James, whose channeling we can observe, could not teach me to do what he did. Nor do I suspect could he teach Nox or any of the Dominions. Likewise, you can do what most cannot. Do you believe you need another woman to work with you?”
He searched her expression for a flicker of truth. In his experience, those with the hardest shells had much to conceal. “Or would you prefer the challenge of proving yourself?”