Chapter 33

"Close your eyes and clear your minds," John said softly.

I fell into the meditation easily, breathing in the humid afternoon air and fighting to keep my emotions in check.

"Ezra, focus on your connection with Poe. Reach for him with your power and mind."

Doing as John said, I focused on Poe's presence beside me. I remembered the first time I felt the weight of his power. The time I saw him standing in the Vault. I remembered playing games with him as a kid. Extending a metaphysical hand, I reached for Poe, inviting him into my mind. A drop of his power reached for me in a similar fashion, and when our powers met, the sensation was different from anything else I've ever felt before.

Images flashed through my mind, like thinking about old memories except they weren't mine. I saw people I didn't recognize in places that looked vaguely familiar. I remembered the feeling of holding my children close, even though I didn't have any. I remembered fighting to my