Nothing like two long distance mental conversations in one day that couldn't have been more different from each other. While Reena and Mathias had come knocking, Viviana's little visit was about as far from polite as you could get. There wasn't much I could do to prevent her from breaking through the shielding I'd been building around myself using the only power available to me. But that didn't stop me from trying to push her away. My futile act only ended in weakness, the barrier of ...