"Sara Douglass - The Axis Trilogy 3 - StarMan" - читать интересную книгу автора (Douglass Sara)

Surprised, for he had never thought of such a thing, Axis raised his eyebrows at StarDrifter in silent
query. A child teach a parent? It had never been done before - but then never before had an Icarii
Enchanter come to his or her powersafter they had fathered or birthed a child.

Neither Axis nor StarDrifter liked the thought - a largely untrained child could do enormous damage
to an equally untrained parent, but what harm could the Song for Drying Clothes cause? At most, it could
cause a warm breeze to fill the room. And if Caelumcould teach Azhure, then it would be best to find out
now.

StarDrifter caught Axis' thoughts and nodded slightly.

Axis turned his gaze to his son, still cross at him for showing off in front of his mother. Even Caelum at
his tender age should have had more sensitivity.

Well Caelum, would you like to try?

It was a thought that all in the room caught. The ability to hear and, eventually, speak with the mind
voice was one of the earliest powers Azhure had demonstrated, and it was a skill she developed day by
day. At least she had that much.

The child nodded soberly, ashamed for the hurt he had caused his mother.

Axis picked the baby up and sat him on his knee. The child reached out his chubby hands and
Azhure, after a slight hesitation, took them in her own.

Again they went through the routine, Caelum using his mind voice to talk to Azhure - for it was easier
for him than his still cumbersome tongue. Azhure closed her eyes and concentrated as hard as she could,
and yet, when he had finished singing and it was her turn, all that issued forth from her mouth were such
discordant notes that the three Enchanters' faces sank.

"Useless," Azhure said, and turned away from the others so they would not see her tears.

"Azhure," StarDrifter said. "No-one knows how changed Wolf Star was when he cameback through
the Star Gate. How his power was altered by his experiences beyond the Star Gate. It is more than
conceivable that WolfStar has bequeathed you power through his blood that is different to any the Icarii
have known previously. So different that you cannot be trained through traditional methods. You cannot
evenuse your power in the traditional way. Axis —" His voice firmed. "Azhure obviously has power, we
both witnessed her tear that Gryphon apart."

Axis nodded, and even Azhure wiped her eyes and stared at StarDrifter.

"We witnessed Azhure use power, Dark Music, to destroy the Gryphon that threatened her and
Caelum,but we did not bear her sing!"

"Stars!'' Axis said, shocked he hadn't remembered that himself.

StarDrifter suddenly laughed, his beautiful face joyous, and he deposited Caelum on the floor and
seized Azhure's hands in his own. "Azhure! You have power,magnificent power, but it is so different to
what any of us have experienced before that we do not know how to teach you. We probablycan't teach
you, anyway."