“I see… although that does not seem to be all that you were
observing.” The words came out as a reprimand.
“What are you trying to say?” Off guard, Jeqon replied more
severely than he should have but quickly snapped his mouth shut. He hoped Michael would
overlook his attitude.
“Let us not forget who we are. Your own actions have not
gone unobserved. You did not think you would be alone here, did you? Several of
us are participating in different aspects of this event.”
Jeqon pondered for a second about why he failed to sense
Michael’s presence. Having spent most of his time within the Heavenly realm in
the house of Shemihazah, he was not accustomed to having to watch his back. He
brushed the thought away and made a note to be even more careful the next time
he visited the earthly realm. “I was only observing her beauty, nothing more.
All creation is pleasing, and there is nothing wrong with admiring it.”
“You know there is something wrong with observing it with
more than your eyes. Or when your heart is looking at more than just the beauty
of creation.”
Jeqon stood silently. People passed all around, in and out
of the courtyard, but his observation of them had ceased. His hood-shadowed
eyes narrowed and locked with Michael’s. He understood his position. If
Shemihazah knew he was confronting Michael over something so minor, he would be
in twice as much trouble. He calmed himself and stated, “It was nothing… just a
touch. There was no harm meant. I knew she would not be aware of it. You know
they cannot sense us unless we desire them to do so. I myself was ‘touched’ by
several of them just walking here. Some minor interactions cannot be helped.”
The entire first chapter of The Corruption –
Book one in The Age of the Watchers – will be published on this blog throughout
the month of April.
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