Changes 2/6 (c) 1997 redwolf@triode.net.au Jordan hadn't spoken since Seagha/n had delivered his message from Section 10. He had led her to back her apartment by the hand like a lost child and was starting to get worried. He knew that she wasn't in a state of shock -- shocked yes, but not 'in shock' -- it was more a state of withdrawal, lost in her own thoughts. Considering how well he knew her, he had an idea of what direction those thoughts were heading. She could almost see the minds behind this request. Section 10 wouldn't have wanted her involved, this was Family business. The 'Family' had originated millennia ago. A cabal within a race that predated human civilisation, whose purpose was the protection of the Family. You didn't join the 'Family', you were born into it and even that didn't guarantee you knowledge of the intrigues that protected all Family members. Even the individual clan councils didn't have specific knowledge of 'Family' business. Their secrecy was absolute to the point of not even having a name. They had members in every form of intelligence agency on the face of the planet -- and a few others besides. They were so [422 lines left ... full text available at <url:http://www.reference.com/cgi-bin/pn/go?choice=message&table=04_1997&mid=1833594&hilit=TELEPATHY> ] -------------------------------- Article-ID: 04_1997&1827633 Score: 78 Subject: Re: Some thoughts on the recent controversy