Page 17 of Dark Shaman: Love Found
Thankfully, the female didn't seem to hold a grudge.
"We did," Carol confirmed. "It was a grand adventure, and now we are looking for something to fill our days with."
"I bet." Eleanor shook Lokan's hand. "Let's sit down so I can bring you up to speed."
"Thank you." Carol sat at the conference table, and Lokan took a seat next to her.
"Drink?" Eleanor walked over to the sidebar.
"No, thanks," Carol said. "But if you have a cold soda, I'll gladly have one."
Lokan looked happy to accept a drink and pretended not to see Carol's raised brow.
He'd been indulging a little too much since they had settled in the village, mostly out of boredom and not because he had a problem with alcohol, but Carol knew where it could lead and how easy it was to slide into that lifestyle. Drinking and smoking pot was what had gotten her kidnapped by Doomers and tortured by Sebastian. During her captivity, she'd vowed to sober up if she ever got free.
She'd kept her promise.
"Thank you." Carol accepted a cold can of Coke from Eleanor. "Kian said that you're eager to return to Safe Haven."
"Eager is an understatement." Eleanor took a healthy sip of her Scotch. "I don't like being apart from Emmett for too long, and Safe Haven is not easy to get to and from. He's coming over tomorrow, and he's going to stay the weekend, but he needs to return on Monday."
"I hope we can take the paranormals off your hands," Lokan said. "If the men transition, we will move them into the village."
Eleanor lifted a brow. "Did Kian agree to that?"
"Tentatively," Carol said. "So, what are we dealing with?"
She and Lokan had met the paranormals when they'd freed Jin, Jacki, Wendy, and Richard. Jacki had also given them a quick reminder before they headed out here, but it had beena while since Jacki had interacted with her friends from the program, and things might have changed.
"Let's start with the challenges," Eleanor said. "James is in his late fifties, a telepath with limited range. His partner Mollie is in her late forties with post-cognition abilities. Both are probably too old to transition, and neither is in optimal health."
"Ronja was fifty-seven when she transitioned," Carol pointed out. "Merlin put her through a health-improving regimen, and it helped. We can do the same for James and Mollie. We have a gym and a swimming pool, and Julian is already here because of the prisoners. He can design a program for them with Merlin's help."
Eleanor looked skeptical, but she shrugged. "I wish them the best of luck. They are both good people. Then there's Andy, who is underage, only fifteen years old, telepathic and essentially orphaned. His parents divorced, mother remarried, she is willing to take him, but he doesn't want to go, and his father's a deadbeat. Kian wanted me to send the kid home after the government dissolved the contracts with them, but he refused to go."
"I should start with him," Lokan said. "At his age, transition is easy. He'll need a mentor, though"
Carol patted his arm. "Do you also want to adopt him?"
She'd said it as a joke, but the contemplative look on Lokan's face indicated that he was seriously considering this.
"I was just teasing, Lokan."
"He will need a home." Her mate looked her in the eyes. "He can stay with us temporarily until he finds a permanent place."
Eleanor cleared her throat. "That discussion is for much later." She tapped her tablet. "The others are more straightforward. Jeremy, late twenties, remote viewer who sees possible futures. Partnered with Naomi, mid-twenties, who has psychometry. She can pull information from objects—a useful but limited talent."
"How much detail can she extract?" Carol asked.
After all, she was here to recruit potentials for Kian's spy/influencer program.
"That depends on the object and how long it's been handled. Strong emotions leave deeper impressions." Eleanor swiped to the next file. "Abigail, energy healer focused on diagnosis. Her partner is Dylan. He has claircognizance. Both are in their early thirties."
"Knowing without knowing how he knows," Lokan murmured. "That could be useful or maddening."
"Both, from what I've observed." Eleanor moved on. "Spencer reads auras. His girlfriend Sofia has weak telekinesis. She can influence small objects that are already in motion, like dice or coins. Both are young, in their early twenties."
Carol processed the information, categorizing each individual according to potential usefulness to Kian's developing intelligence network. Remote viewing, psychometry,and claircognizance could be invaluable for gathering information.
