Jack had said something about, What was it, psionics? And precognitive experience? He waited for a moment before interrupting Jack and Abby's fun, “Am I in trouble?” Jack and Abby immediately stopped their playful exchange and turned away from the Guild discussion across the room to face the boy beside them. “No, son, you're not in trouble,” Abby said. She place her hand on his shoulder. “I heard what you did here earlier, what both of you did together,” she glanced to Jack, but her gaze rested on the boy in need of comfort, “Heroes don't trouble me at all, son.” “Yeah, only thieves and bureaucrats seem to trouble you,” Jack piped in. “You're ruining our moment, boy,” Abigail snapped. “Yeah, he does that,” Sojourn said. And with that, they all let loose some much needed laughter. *** After several minutes, Celerity formally dispatched Pace, and he whooshed from the room with breath-taking blur of movement. The pressure change in the room from the sudden displacement of air caused Sojourn’s ears to pop. He tried to force his ears to adjust by blowing out through a pinched nose. He noticed that Abigail was opening and closing her mouth, working her jaw to adjust her own ears to vacuum.
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