Thoughts on my first chapter?

I liked it, it was easy to read and flowed well. The dialogue is well written. The tone of the piece is clear, and the setting is shown to the reader through a 'what once was and is now' manner, allowing you to easily go on and tell us why. The relationship between the two characters is established quickly. However what is the 'innate gift'? or is that what you explore later in the book? Your writing isnt overly burden with unnessecary description; nice balance there. I thought it was quite a good writing style as opposed to alot of other pieces that have been posted on this site. Keep it up - as they say practice makes perfect.