Cole and the rope

  He held up a golden strand just like Jace’s.

  “Whoa,” Cole said. “Does it work?”

  “Not yet,” Dandalus said. “Somebody would have to charge it with Sambrian shaping energy.”

  Grinning, Cole held out a hand. Dandalus passed the strand to him.

  Cole felt instantly connected to the little rope. He pushed, and ghostly flames flickered over the strand. Flicking his wrist, Cole willed the rope to extend and wrap around a tree trunk. It did so perfectly, as if it were an extension of his arm.

  “My parting gift,” Dandalus said. “I saw it in your memories and had to try.”

  “Will it work when I leave here?” Cole asked.

  “Anywhere in the echolands, if you provide the energy,” Dandalus assured him.

  Cole willed the rope to release the tree and to retract into a little strand. It complied.

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