Talibah - The Egyptian
Chapter 4 - Page 1
In the Between

The shift of the energies, with their vibrancies moving all around her, tended to cause some dizziness as Talibah tried her best to keep up with Jared as he moved to and fro from here to there. “Focus on me, Talbah... Just me. Forget the other... Watch, watch.”

This was not her favorite sort of training, but she did her best. It was as if he moved through curious rooms and tunnels and where had that wall suddenly appeared from? She felt startled and trapped. “Jared?... I can't see... Can't see you.”

“Close your eyes... Forget 'what' you see... 'Feel' what you see.”

“Feel?” She whispered, then closed her eyes. “Feel... okay, sure.” She tried to reach out, but wasn't certain what she was reaching for.

“Hey!” Talibah startled and opened her eyes to find herself looking directly into Jared's almost unblinking ones. She had to admit that his eyes were strikingly beautiful, but their piercing quality still tended to throw her. “Couldn't tell I was here? Hmmm...” He touched her face lightly, “Let's go back to our sacred space.” He said quietly, “Here, take my hand. As we walk, try to sense my energy.”

Jared deliberately walked at a slow pace as the images moved about them. Sometimes ripples of crisp feelings moved through Talibah and though breath was not a reality in the 'Between', she found herself catching it, gasping at the intensity. “My God, how do you do that?”

“What, do what?” He faced her and frowned.

“How do you find your way so easily? Through this? Without a Guide...” Her dark brown eyes were wide and flustered.

“I see... sense, you know... Lines... Power... From one point to the next... You get nothing?” He seemed perplexed. “No?... Hmmm... Doing my best... Let's be back, then.” With that they seemed immediately back in an enclosure and Talibah felt she was near her physical body once more. Quietly Jared bade her sit facing him cross-legged on the ground, watching her intently. He took both her hands, “Now close your eyes again a moment.” She did and she could feel his hands tighten over hers. “Reach out, through my hands... Don't you get a 'ring'?”

“Ring?” she queried, yet began to try as he asked. After a moment or so she thought to give up, then very slightly began to feel a gentle hum that seemed as if it did, indeed, emanate from out his hands. After a little more time, she felt as if she could sense slight colors as well like light greens and yellows of intertwining bands that somehow followed on the scent of wild flowers she already associated with him well enough. But when she opened her eyes again, it all disappeared. “Hu... Can't put the two together...”

“What?” He looked at her blankly.

“Sight and feel... Can't put them together.” She said rather frustrated.

“Don't... Not yet... No hurry... Never any hurry... Now.”

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