nothing was wrong, but she must have seen something on his face. He had a feeling that she wanted to grab onto something, but he wasn’t wearing a shirt. Instead her finger poked into his chest and she took a step forward. Her head tipped back and her lips tightened into a straight line. From the tightness in her body, that might be because she was trying not to yell at him.
“It wasn’t only a dream. It’s the exact same way I knew how to find you and that I know I’m most definitely not your usual type.” Her lips curled and a growl rumbled in her voice. “I know because I’ve seen it. Believe me, there are times I wish I’d never had any of them and there are definitely things that I wish I didn’t see or know. It’s true. If you don’t go out there or send someone out there to check on it, I will go. They’re not here to say hello and then climb back over the wall.”
“What are they after?” Colm turned to find Linc standing behind him. He’d pulled on a pair of pants, but was barefoot and bare-chested.
“I don’t know. That’s the frustrating part. I can never tell unless something’s said. It mainly only gives me scenes and what’s said. I can’t hear thoughts. I don’t know what’s intended. There’s not some all-knowing voice that tells me what everything means. I just see it.” She glared up at him.
“They’re coming over the wall. Do you know where?” Linc asked the question slowly and calmly.
“Past the stables, across the practice field and it’s near a corner of the wall. I didn’t see anyone moving on that section of the wall, but once I saw those men, I wasn’t really looking.” She closed her eyes as if she was visualizing the area. “It’s cloudy and dark out there. If you don’t want them to see you before you spot them, you’re going to have to go without lamps and torches.”
“I know the spot you’re talking about.” Colm did know where she was talking about, the exact area. It was a spot that was supposed to be patrolled regularly. “I’ll go see if there’s someone there, but how do you know that the danger’s immediate and not in a couple days?”
“I don’t get a lot of clues, but occasionally there’s a sensation or a word that pops into my head. When I was trying to find help and it led me to Dovosh, I got the feeling that I needed to hurry or I could miss you. This time it was ‘now’. I don’t think there’s much room for interpretation there.”
“Doesn’t sound difficult to decipher to me.” Colm looked at Linc. He didn’t know how much of her visions he could trust. “Stay here with Linc until I get back.”
The visions were still new to her. She hadn’t told them enough to know if they were always right, but he did know that she’d been rushing to get to the city. She’d been waiting for them for days. He hoped that while he was gone, Linc could calm her down. Her eyes flared with light. He didn’t want her to lose control of her power again. She already doubted her ability to control it. If she really began to believe she was a danger to people, she’d leave. Or try to, at least.
She nodded. “But my magic isn’t a problem right now.”
“How did you know? Are you starting to be able to tell when your eyes are glowing?” Colm frowned.
“No, it was the way you looked at me. You kept staring at my face and frowning. Well, when you weren’t looking as if you doubted my sanity, that is.” She shrugged.
“Still, stay here. I want to know that you have someone close by in case someone did get over the wall and past me while I’m looking.” Colm smiled and pulled on a shirt and boots. He grabbed his sword and walked out the door.
“Take some men with you.” Linc called after him.
“I was planning to.” Colm called back. If he had to go out tonight, he was dragging a few men along with him. And if there wasn’t someone patrolling that wall regularly, there was going to be trouble for those on sentry duty.
Colm headed out into the hallway. He didn’t know what to believe. She seemed certain. Anxious and a little stressed, but confident that what she dreamed was the truth. By the