Alecia Taranin Currently // Sister of the Blue Ajah eMail // gokickit@hotmail.com ICQ // 67560026 Alecia Taranin ajusted her best dress as she sat on the bench. She didn't even like the thing, it was too flowery. Her mother had made her were it. "It'll impress the Aes Sedai!" She'd said. Alecia lived in the New City in Caemlyn. A group of Aes Sedai had just arrived and were testing for girls with the ability to channel. Alecia's mother had not been able too, and had always wanted to become Aes Sedai. But since she never would she had decided the next best thing was to have an Aes Sedai daughter who she could be proud of. So Alecia sat on the bench with a dozen other girls, waiting to be tested. A serving woman came out of the Inn where the Aes Sedai were taking the girls. She glanced at the piece of paper she'd been given and called out a name. "Arona? Arona Tabor?" Alecia winked at Arona as she got up and followed the woman into the Inn. Alecia again fiddled with her dress. It was really starting to iritate her. Her mother was stupid, where was no way they were going to let her be Aes Sedai just because she wore a pretty dress. And anyway, she'd never even suspected she could channel. She'd probably just be sent home again. She looked to he right where one of the girls who couldn't channel stood crying. She wouldn't be like that, she would just go home and... "Alecia Taranin?" Asked the serving woman. It was her turn. She saw Arona smiling at her. Steadly, even thought she was scared to death, she followed the woman into the Inn. In the common room three women sat. Two in chairs on the far side of the room and one at a table in the middle. "Sit down please." Said the Aes Sedai at the table. Alecia took a seat. Suddenly a small flame appeared between them, floating above the table. "I want you to consentrate on the flame. Clear your mind of everything but the flame." Alecia tried to consentate but her mind kept wandering. Could she channel? She had noticed anything before but.. "Concentrate!" Said the Aes Sedai. Alecia cleared her mind compleatly and focused on the flame. There was a blue flash. Just quickly, and then another, and another. The flame dissapeared. Alecia sighed. She guessed she had failed. "Well done child,"said the Aes Sedai. "You have the ability, not the strongest i have seen, but, you'll do quite well in the tower." Alecia was overjoyed! What would her mother say! She left the room ran outside, she was so happy. An Aes Sedai followed her out. "That's all for today. The girls already tested can go home to say goodbye. We'll leave for Tar Valon tommorow." Alecia ran all the way home. She told her mother, and she was happier than Alecia. They spent the rest of the day throwing things into a chest. When Alecia arrived at the Inn the next day, most of the girls were already there, waiting to travel. She kissed her mother goodbye and hopped on tho the cart. As the driver shouted and the horses began to pull she saw her mother start to cry as she waved. Alecia waved back, but she didn't feel like crying. She felt like she was on top of the world. She was going to Tar Valon. She was going to be Aes Sedai.