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Kritkar.
    “Old
Grig does make the best,” Jesela said. She went to go inside and noticed Baed
wasn’t following. “What’s wrong?”
    Baed
motioned for her to be quiet and moved into the shadows. She listened into the
alley to a number of clicks and whistles.
    “What
is it?” Jesela asked in a whisper.
    Baed’s
eyes widened. “We need to find Brian as soon as possible,” she said as she
headed for the door of the bar. Jesela followed her as she went inside and sat
at a nearby table.
    “At
least we know where he is,” Jesela said as she pointed towards the bar.
    “Good.”
    “What’s
wrong?”
    “You
heard that noise coming from the alley, right Jesela?”
    “Yeah,
it sounded like clicks and whistles to me.”
    “It
was actually a group of Ick-Tckt talking to each other. I think it was about
six of them.”
    “How
do you know that?” Jesela asked.
    Baed
sighed. “I wasn’t going to tell anyone this, but one of the main reasons I fled
Kalaidia was because I was training to be the ambassador to Ick-Tckt Prime.”
    “Are
you saying you can understand them?”
    “I
could even speak back to them if needed, but I’d rather not. But if what I
heard is true, Brian’s going to be ambushed on his way home tonight.”
    “We
should contact Mira and Seles.”
    “I
agree, call them Jesela.”
     
    * * *
     
    Using
the metal key card to open the door, Seles and Mira went inside Brian’s new
apartment. The first room was a place for meeting with some furniture in the
middle. To the right was the kitchen and cleaning areas. To the left was the
bedroom and bath area. The lighting was mostly natural with some lamps to
enhance the look. On the far wall was one possession Brian had put in before he
came: the two sheathed rakna blades of the late Gaelic Kein. Seles ran
from room to room to check everything out. At the same time Mira walked up to
the crossed blades on the wall.When she was about to touch the swords a
voice spoke in her head.
    “Not
now Mira, it’s not time for you to gain that power yet.”
    “Father?” she
asked mentally.
    “No,
I’m only the final program for you Mira. When the time comes, take these blades
and clang them three times. Your true purpose will be revealed.”
    “How
will I know when the time comes?” Mira asked, closing her eyes and
concentrating on the blades.
    “The
mark of the Maiden will begin to glow.”
    “What’s
going on?” Seles asked, staring at Mira’s face.
    She
blinked and looked at Seles. “Why are you looking at me like that?”
    “For
just a moment your eyes were glowing blue. You looked like Brian when he goes berserk.”
    Mira
turned back to the swords. “My eyes glowed once before. It was back in Delne’s
palace. When Brian was bloodied and battered I found myself healing him faster
than I thought possible. I saw the blue light reflected in my hand scanner.”
    “Mine
did the same.” Seles stared at the swords. “I never fought with a rakna blade before but I was able to fight an experience warrior like Delne on an
even footing, all because I felt that power surge through me.” Seles pulled her
shirt away, looking down at the mark on her right breast. “Is it because we
bear the mark of the Maiden that we’re able to enter the berserk state?”
    Mira
brushed the mark behind her ear. “There are supposed to be five of us, right?”
    Seles
stood in thought for a moment. “According to the prophecy of the Teacher there
are supposed to be five of us.”
    “I
wonder who the other three are,” Mira said. Her wrist scanner began blinking. “Looks
like Jesela and Baed have everything we need.” Seles sat down and put her feet
up. Mira joined her before flipping open the video section. “What’s going on
Jesela?”
    “We
need to meet up,” Jesela said over the communicator. “A number of Ick-Tckt are
going to ambush Brian tonight. And to be honest he looks rather drunk at the
moment.”
    Seles
perked up. Mira collected her thoughts for a second