She stumbled back, hitting the cave wall behind her with a thud. Her dagger and sword fell to the ground as her body slowly slid down against the wall, her eyes still fixed on me in disbelief.
"… You summoned it with your mind …" she muttered. "… How were you able to do it? Who are you?"
She would know soon, I thought, and I wasted no time replying. Crouching down next to her, I placed my hand on the sword hilt, and I opened up my consciousness the same way Bai Ye showed me before.
The sound of swords swooshing behind me had returned, and I knew Bai Ye had gone back to his own battle after making sure I was safe. In relief, I blocked out those sounds from my mind. The sword spirit seemed to have said something, probably to curse me or maybe to ask me more questions. I blocked out those sounds as well. Then I closed my eyes, focusing solely on my consciousness and the resonation between our power.
