Tima's Echo

"So you can't help me?" the captain asked, the look of sadness on his face getting grimmer as he realized that his one hope to talk to his daughter wouldn't be complete.

Ning nodded. "You will have to talk to a Channeler when you find the chance to," he said. "I can only tell you what your daughter wants."

"I see," the Captain said. "So you can't do anything else?"

"No," Ning replied but paused for a second. "Actually…"

"What?" the man asked, seeing that Ning was trying to say something.

"There is something I should be able to do," he said. "Something I am supposed to be able to do, but haven't tried it yet. That won't help communicate with your daughter, but… maybe it can help you understand her better.

The captain looked at him with a serious look on his face. "What is it that you can do?" he asked.

"Let me just do it," he said and reached for the man's shoulders.