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Avrie found the Kalbaka sensing rather disturbing, in a pleasant way... it was nice being able to sense such a writhing pool of power swirling just beneath the surface of her awareness. It was addictive, seductive, and something she wanted more of... it was like vis, only richer more powerful and she loved the feeling it gave her... even though in the end it left her tired.
Avrie, being gaje raised, had no idea about phasing, and only a hint of a clue that drifting was possible... but before they got to any of that, Luca meant to teach them about transmitions. He started slowly, letting them recover from understanding the Kalbaka and what it meant to them as Drifters, then he launched into his explanations.
"Drifters need to keep in contact with each other. They need to send messages, both audio and visual. Its possible, using the energy of the Ambarando Lines, to send verbal and visual messages of a very complex nature between two Drifters. We keep in contact that way, and as we go up in skill, you are able to move faster and faster further and further down the line until when you reach a certain point, you can get a message anywhere a line is at any speed. Its a powerful tool. We can warn Kumpanias of trouble, bad weather, earthshocks... and send messages to family no matter how far away they are." Luca said. "Now, stay here a moment, and I will show you how its done." Lucan then vanished... just simply disappeared. Within moments, both new drifters could hear Luca's laughter in their mind. He gave them a picture of him, burned bright in their minds, of him standing on a stone above the Line miles up it, northward, where he was watching a herd of deer. His message was clear. "There's game here... good fat hunting." And then, like that, he asked them to send him something back. He didn't explain the how of it, nor why...
It would be up to them to determine how to transmit. It was clear the Drifter wanted them to show some effort and figure this one out on their own. Avrie looked thoughtful, took a seat with her legs folded under her, and began to concentrate... trying to figure it out on her own.
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