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Beyond My Knowing, chapter 35
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The harmony between them was proving a challenge to maintain since then though, so their range wasn’t as much as it could be right now. Kes didn’t know exactly why that was, but she hoped that, as they day went on, they’d work through the difficulty together. The time might come soon, after all, when they could need to have all their strength about them to defend their loved ones, or even each other.
Anara had gone into the living area after Vastu and Kes leaned against the kitchen counter, watching the scene, as Miteza brought out the food.
”Vastu?” Anara asked softly. He looked up to her.
”Momma?” He asked.
He’d started calling her that last night. Some part of him had remembered her, had known her, she could sense that it had. He’d accepted her back in his life quickly because of that. She’d sent him a few of her memories of him too, and sent him how she’d felt giving her over to Miteza to care for. He still called Miteza his mother too, of course, but that was only right and good, in her opinion. She liked that she and her sister shared that.
”We’ll bring her home today, you’ll see.” Anara told him, sitting down next to him and taking him up in her arms.
”…I miss her…” Vastu said simply. He and Thalla had a close bond, it was obvious to see, even without their mental powers telling them so as clearly as they were.
”I know, elshyash. I know.” Anara said, standing up with him in her arms and carrying him over to towards Kes and the table where they were to eat their morning meal together. Soon, in under an hour, the men would all be going off to the mine and Kes and Artem would be free to find Thalla and bring her home.
Kes blinked and Anara passed close to her on her way to the table. It had happened again. She’d… almost become Anara. She’d felt and spoken right along with her without even meaning to, losing her own sense of self in the process. It hadn’t been as deep an immersion as before, but it had happened without Kes realizing it or consciously meaning for it to happen. It had felt so easy and natural to her. She’d… She’d liked it, she realized, surprised. She’d liked that feeling. She wouldn’t want to feel it all the time, but… it had been nice.
She’d perhaps have to be careful of it, she considered… but, as long as it only happened every now and then, she didn’t see the harm in it. She’d have to talk about it with Anara later though. Anara met her eyes then, and Kes, of course, knew that Anara had realized what had happened at the same time Kes had. Anara smiled to her to let her know everything was fine with her, with them, and Kes smiled back. As she went over to sit down though, Kes couldn’t help but think that, if everything really were fine, why was harmony more difficult for them now?
Miteza sat down just a moment after she had, Artem already seated.
Anara met her eyes again then, and she could tell easily that her wife was worried too.
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to be continued
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Ignoring her feelings of uneasiness puts them in danger.Is KES an entity that can become someone else if only for a second as she so clearly does with ANARA? THALLA needs to come home so they can leave safely.thanks,ps.