5/15/2023 0 Comments The water dancer book reviewShe teaches him that Conduction relies on the power of memories and requires water to function. He comes across Harriet Tubman, nicknamed "Moses," who is the only other person with the Conduction power. Hiram spends the year there and is glad to help free other slaves, and he meets Thena's daughter. She wants him to use his power to help the Underground, and Hiram is sent to Philadelphia to work from there. He’s brought to a woman, Corrine, who is connected to the Underground, which frees slaves. In Part II, Hiram is bought and mistreated until he is injured which triggers his Conduction ability. One day, Hiram tries to run away with another slave named Sofia, but he is betrayed, and they are captured. Later, Maynard passes away in an accident that Hiram survives because his Conduction abilities kick in. When Howell assigns Hiram a tutor, Hiram hopes it is to help him become master of Lockless one day, but his dreams are crushed when he learns it was all for him to be Maynard's personal servant. Hiram is intelligent, unlike his (white) brother Maynard, who is a fool. Hiram's mother Rose was sold when he was young, but Thena, another slave, helps to raise him. His father is white and the master of Lockless, Howell. He has a power called “Conduction” where he can transport himself or others, but he doesn’t know how to control it. In Part I, Hiram is a slave on the estate of Lockless in Virgina.
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