moved
Then the image, the command-and-hate impressions, the touch of Robane’s mind, were blocked off together by the shield.Telzey opened her eyes, glanced about. For long seconds, she remained motionless. The trees stirred above as a breeze rustled past. Here in the world of material reality, nothing seemed changed or different. But what had she run into at Robane’s house?
A sound reached her . . . the rolling thunder of explosion. It faded away, echoing across the plain.
It seemed to have come from the forest to the south. Telzey listened a moment, moved forward until she could look out from behind the trees.
An ugly rolling cloud of yellow smoke partly concealed the area where the