[Training] threading the needle

WESSEX out of the night that covers me The sparks rain down on the tree, catching the drying leaves of autumn. It hasn’t rained in awhile, so they catch and rather than be alarmed, Wessex smiles. Stepping up to the base of the lit tree, she raises her hands and feels for the control, feels for the fire and how it burns, lives, and creates unconsciously. Pulling it away from the dry tinder that could spark a forest fire, the Ascended woman pulls it down to her (though she does keep it a seemingly safe distance away), a look of awe and fascination in the light reflected on her face. A little twirl of her hands sends the ball of fire into spiraling pieces that could be called daggers or just sharp pointy bits of flame. She sends them shooting into the air, where they eventually run out of fuel and evaporate. Slightly wistful as the power leaves her body, she turns to Rexanna and murmurs, “It’s almost addictive, that power.” She goes to collect her arrows and then breaks off a couple of thin branches in order to make up for the ones she’s lost. With a bit of nonchalant grace, Wessex sits down on the ground and indicates that Rex might do the same. Hell, she can even make a fire if she wants to, the Ascended won’t stop her. She just takes out her knife and begins to strip the branch of its bark with long strokes. “So. You wanted to talk about Ascending?” ------------------- Wessex uses the power she sucked from Edy in "she's a superfreak, superfreak," conveniently placing this thread before the one where she bites Are, in case anyone's checking. black as the pit from pole to pole i thank whatever gods may be for my unconquerable soul