I’ll teach you how to draw your power without relying on physical contact. The power source surrounds the world like a blanket. You have the ability to take a thread from this cloth, pull it into your body and use it. But don’t take too much or you’ll bunch up the blanket, warping the source and leaving some areas bare and others with too much power. It’s rumored that there are places where there are holes in the blanket, areas of no power, but I haven’t found any.” I felt her power spread from her like a bubble. She raised her hand and said, “Venettaden.” The power slammed into me. My muscles froze solid. I stared at her in a growing panic. “Push it away,” she said. I considered my brick wall, but knew it was no match for her strength. Once again, I drew down my marble curtain and severed the flow of power. My muscles relaxed. “Very good,” she said. “I took a line of power and shaped it into a ball. Then, using a word and a gesture, I directed it toward you.
