"I should warn you," Varce added in a grave tone. "Sexual intimacy will not be easy for you. Not because of your anatomy, but because of what you are. You are an instrument of power, and you will face a great deal of strain upon opening the door to your full energies. The physical reality that you know was never meant to bear such a strain."

"Stop it!" Sonny wanted to cover his ears. This man he thought he knew, thought he could trust, had already betrayed him. "You're saying things I can't accept. I can't listen to you anymore. I won't."

"If you never listen to me again, listen now. Your life depends on it. Intimacy will hurt for you, like the sky pealing back to reveal more than one's awareness can take. Until you learn to assimilate your full power, the danger to yourself will be quite real."

"You're crazy."

"Your physical form already strains to endure the pressure of what flows through you, and may fail, as a dam may fail the water it serves to contain."

Sonny stood, shutting Varce out. But the wizard persisted.

"For you, sex is a kind of war. Because of what you are, your body has no choice but to translate touch into a sensory struggle. And you have no choice but to make peace with this, Sonny. As long as you run from it, you make an enemy of yourself, and you attract the enemy who pursues you. I cannot protect you any longer."

I'm sorry to say it took me this long to give you any sort of feedback, even though I emailed you once and joined the update list. I actually stayed up until three in the morning the night you posted chapter six, and then was too busy moving back into school to sit down and say what I?ve been meaning to. The bottom line is, I'm absolutely amazed and in love with this story. First of all, your characters are incredibly diverse and engaging. It makes it easy to not only identify with each of them in different ways, but it also makes the story in its entirety a joy to read, because I never want to skip over what someone has to say, or not examine what their motives are. Your plotline itself is so well thought out, and just so goddamned appealing, it amazes me that stories like these come out of a single person?s brain. I think Raeder is a total badd-ass, and a noble one at that which is rare to come by, so I eagerly await the unfolding of his recovery. I love the fact that Elden is arrogant and out of line when nobody else will be. Brecca absolutely warms my heart and I find the entire concept of the Yoray to be brilliant. And finally, I adore your protagonist Sonny because he frustrates me, he worries me, and he also draws my empathy. I feel a lot for your characters, and I think that says a lot about you as a writer. Your imagery is absolutely stunning, the dialogue is wonderful, and the plotline keeps me guessing. Everything is so emotionally charged, I?m almost nervous about any sort of romantic developments! ;) Party_Advisor

Just read this Teaser. This sounds amazing. I don't know how I've not come across this before. I'm a really really new writer - two months really(!) - but have been reading online fic for a year or so and am sorry I've missed this. Will start reading soon I think. *very excited to find a new character* Idrilla

I am absolutely entranced by this story. There just isn't anything out there like it and i'm so glad that you updated! It's so original and new and I just can't seem to get enough. Can't wait for the next update :) Bring_ur_knives