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surprised; she knew exactly how charming Yoris could be.
    The healer finished and wiped his hands. “Done. You heal remarkably well.”
    “I could have cauterized it, but then, it would scar.”
    He smiled and nodded. “That probably would. I am shocked that you didn’t scream.”
    “Fire and I are old friends. I can tolerate a lot of burn before I scream.”
    The shout from the back of the offices indicated that not everyone had a high tolerance for pain.
    Her healer looked nervous. “Do you mind if I check that out?” he headed out of the room.
    She went to the sink and washed the blood out of the uniform as best she could. “Please. Go ahead. Let me know if I can do anything.”
    The sounds of pain turned into a fight.
    “Specialist Artu, help!”
    She ran to the back, following the noise and found the Ypra man holding the Minder up by the neck while her healer tried to pull him away.
    She reached out, touched his neck and pulled his body heat. She took just enough to knock him out and guided his falling body toward a couch.
    “Thank you. He is a recently released Negotiator who still has an issue with agoraphobia, but when I touched his mind, his frustration overwhelmed him and he exploded into panic.”
    She looked at the man who didn’t look like he could be afraid of anything. He was tall, wide at the shoulder with a sharp jawline. His midnight blue hair was waving back from his forehead, but she couldn’t see his eyes.
    “I have him under control. Can you help wake him up?”
    She wrinkled her nose. “I can, but it isn’t my favourite thing to do.”
    “Please.”
    Jimra walked around the couch to the man’s head, and she pressed her fingers to his temples. With focus and concentration, she warmed his blood up in small increments until his body took over.
    She pulled her hands back and stepped aside as the medic and the Minder moved around him, addressing him as Huros and helping him sit up.
    She had no reason to stay, so she slipped out the door and headed for the practice grounds. The moment she was outside and clear of any interaction with another living being, she burst into flame to burn off her blood.
    “Viika, your day isn’t over yet. I am up for a second round.”
    Her trainer looked up from her book and rose from the bench she had been reading on. “Better?”
    “Better and in a fighting mood. Let’s turn this up.” She grinned and started to set up the stones in a circle.
    Viika grinned and waved the rest of the blocks into position. “What do you have in mind?”
    “I am going to break each and every one of those, and I am going to do it in a matter of seconds.”
    “Really?”
    “Stand back. This is going to get a little dangerous.” She didn’t know where this energy was coming from, but she used it.
    She stood in the centre of the ring, and she began to raise the temperature of the rocks, using sunlight and vibrating it until it was enough to make the stone glow. Just as they glowed white hot, she pulled all the heat out of them and dropped to the ground.
    The explosions were tremendous. Her suit caught the chunks of stone, and the arms she had wrapped over her head kept her from any damage. When the last fleck of broken stone stopped tumbling, she lifted her head and grinned. “Well, I think that worked.”
    She stood and shook herself until all the stone was off her suit.
    Viika was behind her telekinetic screens with wide eyes. “How did you...that was...You carved up the wall.”
    Jimra turned and looked at the wall where chunks had come away and pitting was extreme. It was a blast wall and had taken quite the beating.
    “Wow. That was interesting.”
    “What got into you?”
    Jimra shrugged. “I have no idea.”
     
    * * * *
     
    “Specialist Huros, how are you feeling?” the Minder was checking his mental stability; he could feel the touch on his mind.
    “Better. Calmer. It is strange. I haven’t felt this relaxed since I first went into the armour.” Huros