Chapter 2- Cassius Sencen
I watched the car heading straight for the girl. I panicked, but the only thing I could think about was how much trouble I was going to be in for letting the girl get hurt.
Honestly, I couldn't understand why this insufferable little girl was so important. And couldn't the Collective have assigned a different person to watch this girl today? Today was my wife's birthday, and I was going to go to Atlantis to buy my wife's present, until the Collective assigned me to this job.
Then, I caught sight of the Vacker boy that Keefe always hung out with following her. I paled instantly. What if he noticed me on the sidewalk watching them? But then, I realized I was wearing a disguise, and there was no way he could recognize me. I saw him watching the girl, and snapped my attention back to her.
My mouth dropped open as I stared in pure,unadulterated astonishment and shock. She was holding up a lamppost with her telekinesis! I had known she would be powerful-the Black Swan had told me that much, but I hadn't realized until now just how powerful she is. I just watched as the Vacker boy talked to her, then I watched as they ran off somewhere.
I mumbled under my breath about how kids are insufferable and troublesome, then walked away. If she had been discovered by Alden's little minion, she was safe.
Right after I used my pathfinder to go back to the Lost Cities, I contacted Squall, then updated her on what had happened. She nodded thoughtfully, then told me I didn't have to watch her anymore.
"If Fitz Vacker has discovered her, we will have to pull in Forkle from the human cities to pose as her teacher and keep a closer eye on her." She murmured thoughtfully. "Thank you for keeping eye on her and keeping us informed, Lord Cassius. You are released from your duties."
"Thank you. I will be seeing you at the meeting later this week." I replied.
"Yes, of course. Until next time." She said with a far away look that told me her attention was already on something else.
The imparter clicked off, and I found myself staring at a blank screen. I sighed. It had been a long day, posing in the human cities. Time to go home to my wife, and that troublemaking boy I call 'son'.
