First Lessons [attn: Bella / Isla]

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Welcome to the Gardens: one of the most tranquil areas of the Tower Grounds. Birds sing in the trees which line the wide paths between beautiful flower beds and serene lakes. There are benches to sit and listen to the waterfall, and there is neatly trimmed grass to lie on and rest. Novices and Soldiers as well as Warders in Training can be seen, sweeping the stone paths as Accepted and Dedicated study from books and relax under leafy trees.
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Re: First Lessons [attn: Bella / Isla]

Post by Lou » November 1st, 2019, 5:43 pm

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Tala felt some tension drain out of her as the Aes Sedai claimed that she did not think any less of her, and she knew the woman could not be lying, after all Aes Sedai could not lie. She felt tears in her large eyes, though she did not want to let them fall here and now. Not where anyone could see anyway. Not where the Aes Sedai could see. And not where anyone passing would see either, as they would no doubt laugh at her.

Tala listened as Isla Sedai spoke about her having been tested before she became a Novice, and she nodded her head. The Mistress of Novices had said as much. She then focused on what she was saying, how to feel for the One Power, and she nibbled her lower lip. She had heard that women embraced while men seized control, but then that also sounded like life in general. Women embraced so much in life, and men took control of what they wanted. She moved to sit down, and crossed her legs on the grass, and closed her eyes.

She breathed deeply, licking her lips as she did. "I feel warmth." She paused, "But it feels just out of reach, like a fire outside of the caravan, and I am locked inside and cant reach it." She said, keeping her eyes closed, trying to not think about her Fathers wagon.
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Re: First Lessons [attn: Bella / Isla]

Post by Bella » November 6th, 2019, 2:39 am

"Don't strain yourself to reach it or try too hard," Isla cautioned, her voice smooth and gentle. "Imagine that you are sitting inside one of your caravan wagons. You know the fire is outside, but do not try to go outside to it. See if you can sit and let the warmth reach you, let it flow through you and open yourself to feeling it..."

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Re: First Lessons [attn: Bella / Isla]

Post by Lou » November 8th, 2019, 5:19 pm

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Tala had been trying to strain, as if she were mentally holding out her hands, fingers splayed against the darkness. With Isla's gentle voice, Tala stopped straining quite so much, and she fought some of the tension out of her shoulders, though that did not entirely work either. "I will try, Isla Sedai." She said simply, though already she felt hot and a little damp on her cheeks were caught by the passing breeze. Closing her eyes once again, she breathed in deeply, and tried again. She focused on the feeling of the warmth, not trying to reach it, but to open herself up to embrace it. She felt nothing for what felt like an eternity, but then she felt the warmth getting stronger, the heat filling her, like a bright light from a roaring fire. She gasped at the sensation, but again she was trying to reach for it with her hand, but only felt the warmth seem to retreat from her when she did.
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Re: First Lessons [attn: Bella / Isla]

Post by Bella » November 10th, 2019, 8:38 pm

Isla watched the girl closely, seeing the glow come and go like water against a riverbank. She was careful and ready to act on a moment if something went awry, but so far it seemed to be the usual struggle to let the One Power come rather than trying to get it.

"You're doing well, child," Isla said kindly. "I know it's difficult to not try to grab for it, like we might anything else. But we can only learn to open ourselves. To feel it when it comes to us and then once it is fully within and we are filled with the light can we act upon it. Continue to try to relax and be open to it until it becomes wholly a part of you."

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Re: First Lessons [attn: Bella / Isla]

Post by Lou » November 14th, 2019, 11:41 am

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Tala opened her eyes as Isla spoke to her, a little shocked at hearing her words. She looked into her eyes as she spoke of it being difficult, but she had to open herself to it. She nodded her head to the other woman, but again she wondered what the other woman saw in her. She found she wanted to impress, to show she was ready to learn and get to where she should be. But then she guessed most Novices were like that too.

She closed her eyes once again, and rested her hands in her lap and began to imagine herself in the carivan, and feeling the light and fire outside. She did not force to touch him, she just let it come to her, almost as if she was holding her arms open to it. She continued to breath, partly focusing on breathing as she let the warmth coming to come into her, and at the first touch, like touching her fingertips, she didnt pull back, like her first instinct was, she let it come to her, slowly, letting it flow into her. She felt warmth, and light, and joy that she had never known before. Oh Light, it feels amazing.
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Re: First Lessons [attn: Bella / Isla]

Post by Bella » November 20th, 2019, 5:48 pm

Isla smiled a little, but it was sincere in being pleased that the girl had done it. If she'd not been able to because of a block, the Yellow sadly would have had to send her to another Aes Sedai. Breaking blocks was not a skill that Isla had, even though she wished she did because it was just another way to help people.

"Very good," she said softly, to not startle Tala. "Hold it for a moment and then release. Once you have, tell me a little of the experience and how you feel, then attempt to embrace again. We will attempt a small weave then."

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Re: First Lessons [attn: Bella / Isla]

Post by Lou » November 21st, 2019, 2:33 pm

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Tala was bathed in light, in the shade of pure joy as she felt something running through her that she could hardly put words to. She had no idea that her face mirrored such emotions, her lips parted in a bright smile. She looked a little younger then, the small line between her brows smoothed out by the joy she felt. She looked as she had a year ago, before she had taken a life, and the hardships that had come after it.

When she heard a voice, she turned her attention to it, having forgotten that she had been sitting with another person. She knew she needed to release the power, but she did not want to lose the feeling. But she imagined the sun going down, and the power was suddenly gone. She felt adrift, empty, and she nibbled her lower lip. "I feel empty without it. It was sun, and warmth, and joy and light. I could smell the plants even more than I do now, enough to be able to name all those around me, even the ones that I can not see." She told Isla Sedai with a rush of excitement. "But now, I feel... empty." She frowned, and then took in a deep breath.

She closed her eyes and imagined the sun outside of the caravan, and for a moment nothing came. She stilled, feeling alarmed, and worrying. She tried to calm her excitement and fears, and breathed slowly into hoping that she could feel the wonderful saidar again. She breathed and after a moment of stillness she felt it, the sun coming up, and the power flowed into her once again.
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Re: First Lessons [attn: Bella / Isla]

Post by Bella » November 30th, 2019, 3:25 pm

"The power is a heady thing," Isla agreed gently, needing the girl to hear her but not wanting to break her concentration. "Life is not empty without it, however. This is equally important to remember." She paused, giving Tala a few more moments to feel it and experience it, to learn how it all felt. "Now, look into the power you're feeling. Can you see the colors? These are the threads, the elements that can be wielded. Some will be stronger than others."

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Re: First Lessons [attn: Bella / Isla]

Post by Lou » December 12th, 2019, 8:28 pm

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Tala listens as Isla Sedai continues to speak of the Power and how life is not empty without it. It is like she is reading Tala's mind, though in the back of her head she wonders if this is something all girls feel and think when they first start to touch saidar. As she spoke of looking at the Power, at the colours that she could feel before her, and she nodded her head as her eyes were still closed. "I see them," she gasped out, and smiled a and raising as if she was counting them off. "There is a white one, and a pale blue one, they are the most vivid." She told the Aes Sedai, "The dark blue one and green one are the lightest ones to see." She told her, and thought back to her lessons. So Spirit and Air were her strengths, while Water and Earth were her weakest. Or that was the way she understood it.
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Re: First Lessons [attn: Bella / Isla]

Post by Bella » December 23rd, 2019, 12:53 am

Isla nodded along with quiet but active and encouraging attention. She smiled gently. "Can you touch the light blue one?" she asked softly. "A gentle pull to try to create something from it. Slow and steady, as if meeting a new animal. You don't want to let it overwhelm you."

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