'This telepathic link you share with Steve. Does it work with me? Can
you reach into my mind?"
Roz shook her head regretfully. 'If it did, you'd know about it. On
the other hand, you and I have something he never had."
'I know..."
'But you're still upset."
'Not really. Not about that, anyway."
'Is it this meeting of the Plainfolk at Sioux Falls?"
'Partly. That and staying alive."
Roz placed her hands on his thighs, leant forward and kissed the base
of his throat. 'Our lives are in the hands of Talisman. I never
thought I'd have to tell you that."
'You don't. It was, well - a slip of the tongue. When something good
happens to you - like what's happening between us, you don't want to
lose it ... makes you realise how precious life is."
'And how precarious..."
'Exactly. The four of us may have been born in the shadow of Talisman
but that doesn't mean to say we're destined to live happily ever
after." He saw her eyes cloud over and moved on rapidly. 'Sioux Falls
is about five hundred miles from here. We ought to leave soon to make
sure of getting there in good time."
The image of the fearsome Shakatak D'Vine and the vicious duel they
fought came into his mind. 'Thing is-there are quite a few D'Troit and
C'Natti clans between here and Sioux Falls. They may not be too
pleased to find us treading on their turf."
'We could always fly there."
Cadillac shook his head. 'We can't. Remember those bear steaks we had
the other day?"
'unforgettable. They were enough to put me off meat for the rest of
my life."
'Yeah, well, I collected those up in the hills when I went up to check
out the Skyhawk.Didn't set out to, but I found myself halfway there,
so..."
