Visiting Locke|Raynham, Reave

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Tavin nods and focuses on projecting his knowledge of his wife into Locke's mind. The image of a gentle hearted Wind elemental woman who looks a lot like an older version of Aideen only with darker red hair and bright blue eyes that always seem to be laughing and happy as she plays with Aideen and the little girl's friends, or tends to anyone who's ill with her knowledge of herbs or tucking Aideen into bed and reading a story to the child.

There are images of a cheerful young woman flicking cake mix onto her husband and another man with blonde hair who Tavin's memories swiftly identifies as Tavia's older brother and then another memory following that which shows Tavia laughingly chasing her husband and brother around with the wooden spoon, exclaiming that she's going to beat them both if they don't keep their fingers out of the cake mix while a younger Aideen, Tres and another woman Tres' age watch and laugh. Every single memory carries an almost overwhelming taste of Tavin's love for Tavia with it.

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Touching his Sign, Locke focused hard on the images and emotions, using them as a bridge to launch their call onto the telepathic web that connected the Minds to each other and the source of their power.

<< TAVIA STAR! WHERE ARE YOU? >>

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At first the only responce is confusion, then a faint irritation mixed with hope before the image of what can only be Ronduin, though the city is in ruins, appears in Locke's mind. Tavia may not be a Mind, but it's clear that Tavin's taught her at least the ways a non-mind can answer a Mind's telepathic calling.

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Locke recognized Ronduin in a flash. << ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? AIDEEN AND TAVIN ARE VERY WORRIED FOR YOU! >> he shouted.

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The reply is a wave of tiredness, with a touch of hunger and concern for her husband and daughter mixed up in it. Among the tangle of emotions is a touch of amazement and an image of wings, this pair a pale pink edged with the same purple as Aideen's wings.

Aideen, bored of her game with the snow, starts to flap her wings a bit harder and lifts a couple of inches off the ground. Looking down, Aideen gasps, then squeals with delight at her new ability.

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<< IS THERE ANY WAY YOU CAN COME TO REAVE? >> Locke pressed. << OR MEET THEM HALFWAY, NOW THAT YOU CAN FLY? >> He added Tavin's love and longing.

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After a moment of thoughtful 'silence', the image of Ilyamen appears with a questioning note to it and then a second later an answering wave of love and longing flows from Tavia's mind, directed towards Tavin and Aideen.

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Locke almost turned his thoughts to Tavin, but stopped in time to avoid giving the man a headache. And he wasn't great with short-distance anyway. "She wants to know if you two can meet her in Ilyamen," he reported.

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Tavin nods. "We can do that," he replies. "Right Aid- AIDEEN!" Tavin looks like he might just have a heart attack then and there, seeing Aideen's newest game. The little girl is now flying about half her height again off the ground.

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Tavin's shout jolted Locke out of his trance, making him jump and lose the connection. "Tavin, wha-" He swiveled around to follow the other man's stare and leaped to his feet. "Aideen, be careful!"

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"It's okay!" Aideen giggles, landing again - although slightly roughly, prompting her to stumble and fall backwards and onto her rear. "Opps!" she laughs. "I need to practice more. That was fun!" At that, Tavin closes his eyes as though praying for strength.

"You, my dear, are going to turn my hair as grey as stone," he comments to his daughter, who just sits where she is and giggles.

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Locke covered his eyes, shaking his head, and touched his Sign again to rebuild the connection. << SORRY! YOUR DAUGHTER'S JUST DISCOVERED SHE CAN FLY, >> he explained. << SHE AND TAVIN WILL MEET YOU IN ILYAMEN. >>

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A rush of mental amusement as well as a sense of pleasure return to Locke as Tavin picks up his daughter and waits calmly for Locke to be finished.

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Locke sent back a parting, and broke the connection, grabbing his handkerchief to stem the blood from his nose. "She'll meet you there," he told Tavin and Aideen. "You should tell Tres when you'll be leaving, I guess."

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"Yes," agrees Tavin. "We should. Then we should set out for Ilyamen. Thank you for all your help Locke."