The hollow glowed softly, lit by the accumulated power in the sorbt stone.

Byren knew the sorbt stone would absorb the Power-worker's latent Affinity while he slept.

Then he pulled the sorbt stone out of his jerkin and showed the girl.

Piro forgot the question as she realised the Power-worker was curled around a sorbt stone.

Byren pointed to the Power-worker and mimed placing the sorbt stone in the Utlander's arms.

Once I set up the active sorbt stone it will drain power from anything, including her.'

Now Byren picked up the sorbt stone, grateful for his gloves and his lack of Affinity, and tucked it inside his vest.

There it was - the seep, still oozing Affinity since he had removed the sorbt stone before it could fully drain the source.

They scrambled, some grabbing sorbt stone pairs, some gathering candles, and others taking icons from their niches and tucking them inside their robes.

They kept a store of sorbt stones for just such an event.

Their Power-workers must not steal our sorbt stones,' the abbot announced.

I suspect that's where the small boys are, along with the missing sorbt stones.

Older boys anticipated the order, hurrying to the orderly shelves of stacked sorbt stones.

Sorbt stones were tools, but like any powerful tool they could be used to kill.

Bring my pack, I need my sorbt stones.'

'He didn't want the sorbt stones falling into the hands of renegade Power-workers.