《4 breaking dawn破晓》第143章

guard。　In　truth；　categorizing　talents　is　a　subjective；　haphazard　business；　every　talent　is　unique；　never　
exactly　the　same　thing　twice。　But　you；　Bella；　are　fairly　easy　to　classify。　Talents　that　are　purely　defensive；　
that　protect　some　aspect　of　the　bearer；　are　always　called　shields。　Have　you　ever　tested　your　abilities？　
Blocked　anyone　besides　me　and　your　mate？〃　
It　took　me　few　seconds；　despite　how　quickly　my　new　brain　worked；　to　organize　my　answer。　
〃It　only　works　with　certain　things；〃　I　told　him。　〃My　head　is　sort　of。。。　private。　But　it　doesn"t　stop　Jasper　
from　being　able　to　mess　with　my　mood　or　Alice　from　seeing　my　future。〃　
〃Purely　a　mental　defense。〃　Eleazar　nodded　to　himself。　〃Limited；　but　strong。〃　
〃Aro　couldn"t　hear　her；〃　Edward　interjected。　〃Though　she　was　human　when　they　met。〃　
Eleazar"s　eyes　widened。　
〃Jane　tried　to　hurt　me；　but　she　couldn"t；〃　I　said。　〃Edward　thinks　Demetri　can"t　find　me；　and　that　Alec　
can"t　bother　me；　either。　Is　that　good？〃　
Eleazar；　still　gaping；　nodded。　〃Quite。〃　
〃A　shield！〃　Edward　said；　deep　satisfaction　saturating　his　tone。　〃I　never　thought　of　it　that　way。　The　only　
one　I"ve　ever　met　before　was　Renata；　and　what　she　did　was　so　different。〃　
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Eleazar　had　recovered　slightly。　〃Yes；　no　talent　ever　manifests　in　precisely　the　same　way；　because　no　one　
ever　thinks　in　exactly　the　same　way。〃　
〃Who"s　Renata？　What　does　she　do？〃　I　asked。　Renesmee　was　interested；　too；　leaning　away　from　
Carmen　so　that　she　could　see　around　Kate。　
〃Renata　is　Aro"s　personal　bodyguard；〃　Eleazar　told　me。　〃A　very　practical　kind　of　shield；　and　a　very　
strong　one。〃　
I　vaguely　remembered　a　small　crowd　of　vampires　hovering　close　to　Aro　in　his　macabre　tower；　some　
male；　some　female。　I　couldn"t　remember　the　women"s　faces　in　the　unfortable；　terrifying　memory。　One　
must　have　been　Renata。　
〃I　wonder。。。；〃　Eleazar　mused。　〃You　see；　Renata　is　a　powerful　shield　against　a　physical　attack。　If　
someone　approaches　her—or　Aro；　as　she　is　always　close　beside　him　in　a　hostile　situation—they　find　
themselves。。。　diverted。　
There"s　a　force　around　her　that　repels；　though　it"s　almost　unnoticeable。　You　simply　find　yourself　going　a　
different　direction　than　you　planned；　with　a　confused　memory　as　to　why　you　wanted　to　go　that　other　way　
in　the　first　place。　She　can　project　her　shield　several　meters　out　from　herself。　She　also　protects　Caius　and　
Marcus；　too；　when　they　have　a　need；　but　Aro　is　her　priority。　
〃What　she　does　isn"t　actually　physical；　though。　Like　the　vast　majority　of　our　gifts；　it　takes　place　inside　the　
mind。　If　she　tried　to　keep　you　back；　I　wonder　who　would　win？〃　He　shook　his　head。　〃I"ve　never　heard　of　
Aro"s　or　Jane"s　gifts　being　thwarted。〃　
〃Momma；　you"re　special；〃　Renesmee　told　me　without　any　surprise；　like　she　was　menting　on　the　color　
of　my　clothes。　
I　felt　disoriented。　Didn"t　I　already　know　my　gift？　I　had　my　superselfcontrol　that　had　allowed　me　to　skip　
right　over　the　horrifying　newborn　year。　Vampires　only　had　one　extra　ability　at　most；　right？　
Or　had　Edward　been　correct　in　the　beginning？　Before　Carlisle　had　suggested　that　my　selfcontrol　could　
be　something　beyond　the　natural；　Edward　had　thought　my　restraint　was　just　a　product　of　good　
preparation—　focus　and　attitude；he"d　declared。　
Which　one　had　been　right？　Was　there　more　I　could　do？　A　name　and　a　category　for　what　I　was？　
〃Can　you　project？〃　Kate　asked　interestedly。　
〃Project？〃　I　asked。　
〃Push　it　out　from　yourself；〃　Kate　explained。　〃Shield　someone　besides　yourself。〃　
〃I　don"t　know。　I"ve　never　tried。　I　didn"t　know　I　should　do　that。〃　
〃Oh；　you　might　not　be　able　to；〃　Kate　said　quickly。　〃Heavens　knows　I"ve　been　working　on　it　for　centuries　
and　the　best　I　can　do　is　run　a　current　over　my　skin。〃　
I　stared　at　her；　mystified。　
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〃Kate"s　got　an　offensive　skill；〃　Edward　said。　〃Sort　of　like　Jane。〃　
I　flinched　away　from　Kate　automatically；　and　she　laughed。　
〃I"m　not　sadistic　about　it；〃　she　assured　me。　〃It"s　just　something　that　es　in　handy　during　a　fight。〃　
Kate"s　words　were　sinking　in；　beginning　to　make　connections　in　my　mind。　Shield　someone　besides　
yourself　she"d　said。　As　if　there　were　some　way　for　me　to　include　another　person　in　my　strange；　quirky　
silent　head。　
I　remembered　Edward　cringing　on　the　ancient　stones　of　the　Volturi　castle　turret。　Though　this　was　a　
human　memory；　it　was　sharper；　more　painful　than　most　of　the　others—like　it　had　been　branded　into　the　
tissues　of　my　brain。　
What　if　I　could　stop　that　from　happening　ever　again？　What　if　I　could　protect　him？　Protect　Renesmee？　
What　if　there　was　even　the　faintest　glimmer　of　a　possibility　that　I　could　shield　them；　too？　
〃You　have　to　teach　me　what　to　do！〃　I　insisted；　unthinkingly　grabbing　Kate"s　arm。　〃You　have　to　show　me　
how！〃　
Kate　winced　at　my　grip。　〃Maybe—if　you　stop　trying　to　crush　my　radius。〃　
〃Oops！　Sorry！〃　
〃You"re　shielding；　all　right；〃　Kate　said。　〃That　move　should　have　about　shocked　your　arm　off。　You　didn"t　
feel　
anything　just　now？〃　
〃That　wasn"t　really　necessary；　Kate。　She　didn"t　mean　any　harm；〃　Edward　muttered　under　his　breath。　
Neither　of　us　paid　attention　to　him。　
〃No；　I　didn"t　feel　anything。　Were　you　doing　your　electric　current　thing？〃　
〃I　was。　Hmm。　I"ve　never　met　anyone　who　couldn"t　feel　it；　immortal　or　otherwise。〃　
〃You　said　you　project　it？　On　your　skin？〃　
Kate　nodded。　〃It　used　to　be　just　in　my　palms。　Kind　of　like　Aro。〃　
〃Or　Renesmee；〃　Edward　interjected。　
〃But　after　a　lot　of　practice；　I　can　radiate　the　current　all　over　my　body。　It"s　a　good　defense。　Anyone　who　
tries　to　touch　me　drops　like　a　human　that"s　been　Tasered。　It　only　downs　him　for　a　second；　but　that"s　long　
enough。〃　
I　was　only　halflistening　to　Kate；　my　thoughts　racing　around　the　idea　that　I　might　be　able　to　protect　my　
little　family　if　I　could　just　learn　fast　enough。　I　wished　fervently　that　I　might　be　good　at　this　projecting　thing；　
too；　like　I　was　somehow　mysteriously　good　at　all　the　other　aspects　of　being　a　vampire。　My　human