Chapter 141

“I'm not a trap!” he hissed urgently, then closed his eyes to calm himself when the two closest jumped. He put his arms up, as if in surrender. “I'm sorry, I didn't suggest to startle you. It's simply very necessary that we get transferring so we don't seem to be discovered. Tell me... what can I do to make you sense more confident? I won't be going via the Gateway with you—that's absolutely in your control. You pick where you go, and you will go except me. You'll meet Evelyn—my female—on the different side. And Amelia will come too. But... we have to get there if you want to see them. If you want to be free! Your mothers... if you have them, they will be there too.” He hoped.

There was another lengthy interlude while one of them claimed to scent him for truth, but it had the air about it of a toddler mimicking grownup behavior.

The woman cleared him, though, which Looked to make the others more comfortable.

“Have you packed?