Nox nodded. "Let's go back here so we don't disturb the festivities." Nox turned to the kids. "Liam, Arabella is grounded she's only to help with the decorations and then she's to go to her room when you are done."
Liam gave him a thumbs up and a nod. Ara just pouted, she wasn't about to get into more trouble with a mouth. But of the three rich kids, she was the most arrogant of them, for four.
Nox lead Jared and Liv back to his room. It was the only place that looked like he might live there. Other than the corner of the living space where his family pictures all stood. Duplicates were in his room around the water feature where Lily the Lotus floated peacefully. Nox plugged in a dongle into a USB port of the computer. "Wicked I've connected the internet to the computer got some data for you to analayzing coming in real time if you want to check it out in real time."
Nox flicked a few screens on the computer in his room and the projections of his before and after images danced in the middle of the room. "This is the area where we see the differences between having the horde and being able to channel, and when they are both gone."
Liv stood and stared at the images. It wasn't the first time she'd seen them, but it was more or less the first time she'd truly understood what she was looking at. She let out a small gasp of either despair or excitement. For all her power and age she was still a little girl who never got to grow up right. Her confidence was growing with Ana now, but she was still learning to be a fully functioning and contributing adult. The Blackthorns had done a number on all of them.
Nox pulled a chair over and sat down near the images. "I don't need to lie down do I, sitting will work?"
Liam gave him a thumbs up and a nod. Ara just pouted, she wasn't about to get into more trouble with a mouth. But of the three rich kids, she was the most arrogant of them, for four.
Nox lead Jared and Liv back to his room. It was the only place that looked like he might live there. Other than the corner of the living space where his family pictures all stood. Duplicates were in his room around the water feature where Lily the Lotus floated peacefully. Nox plugged in a dongle into a USB port of the computer. "Wicked I've connected the internet to the computer got some data for you to analayzing coming in real time if you want to check it out in real time."
Nox flicked a few screens on the computer in his room and the projections of his before and after images danced in the middle of the room. "This is the area where we see the differences between having the horde and being able to channel, and when they are both gone."
Liv stood and stared at the images. It wasn't the first time she'd seen them, but it was more or less the first time she'd truly understood what she was looking at. She let out a small gasp of either despair or excitement. For all her power and age she was still a little girl who never got to grow up right. Her confidence was growing with Ana now, but she was still learning to be a fully functioning and contributing adult. The Blackthorns had done a number on all of them.
Nox pulled a chair over and sat down near the images. "I don't need to lie down do I, sitting will work?"
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