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time to Era can be extremely dangerous.”
    “I told you that w ithout the proper training, you would arrive as a pile of dust because the span of time is just too vast for an inexperienced weaver.”
    “Okay, that’s just terrifying Kalan.  I’m not sure this is such a good idea.”   I went to get up from the bed, but he tugged me back.
    “Joey, Joey, Joey, don’t you know that I would never risk your safety?  You are the master weaver after all, and what would I do if anything happened to you?  I’d never risk that.  You have to trust me when I tell you that I have worked this all out. I promise, you will be safe,” he said, giving me a reassuring smile.
    I knew that Kalan had not been home since his mother passed, and he’d shared with me on more than one occasion that he longed for home.  His lengthy absence was strictly for my benefit.  I could feel the tears welling up in my eyes and I swallowed hard to fight back the lump in my throat.
    “You did that for me?”
    “ I’ve been working on a way for longer than you know.  I just didn’t want to scare you.  I would do anything for you Joey.  I’d die for you, but you know that already.” He winked and reached out to brush away a tear that had rolled down my cheek.
    “Okay, it must be bad then. I mean – you said that I wasn’t ready and that it would take time to season my skills.”
    “I did, but that was…before you started disappearing .”
    I could feel the color draining from my face and my heart felt like it would pound its way right out of my chest. I was weaving in my sleep!  As much as it terrified me to ask, I had to know. “How many times has it happened?”
    “I don’t want you to worry about that.”
    “I need to know Kalan.”
    It’s been happening sporadically over the past few months.  At first, it was just for a few minutes, but then you started weaving out in your sleep.  You don’t know how many times I’ve watched over you while you sleep.  Remember when we were at our spot? That was the last time, and you were gone for three days,” he said woefully.
    “Three days? ” I exhaled a breath I hadn’t realized I’d been holding. “How could I not know that, and how could I not remember where I was?” My voice was shrill and laced with panic. I pressed my fingers to my temples and rubbed in little circles. Instantly an image from a dream flashed in my mind of Kess with his finger to his lips, that silent gesture to be quiet. Kalan tilted his head to the side and narrowed his eyes.
    “What is it?” he asked.
    I hesitated before answering, “I don’t know . It’s like…it’s like I’m about to remember something, but then it slips away from me entirely.  Oh this is bad isn’t it?” I groaned.  Just thinking about the fact that I was popping in and out of time made me sick to my stomach, and trying to grab hold of elusive memories was scary as hell. 
    “We will leave tonight.  Please just try not to worry about anything else.  I’ve made all of the arrangements and you will be fine.  We have an appointment with Torvin, the council leader as soon as we arrive and I need you to be prepared.”
    I sat my coffee cup on the nightstand and drew my knees up, wrapping my arms around them . Glancing out the window, I noticed that the rain was coming down even harder.  I tried to tell myself that it wasn’t an indication of ominous things to come. “Prepared for what?”  I asked.
    He ran his hands through his hair and began to pace in front of the window as he spoke.  “Jo, in Era weavers are expected to adhere to certain protocols, and because we are approaching them directly for guidance, they will expect a certain level of etiquette.”  For example, blocking your thoughts with them is considered the ultimate form of rudeness.  You need to keep your mind open to them at all times.  He was talking with his hands and his eyebrows were raised.  That level of animation meant one thing — he was