I responded but kept my eyes on the game before us. Kyra can't have helped but notice.The game finished and I turned to her. "Shall we challenge the w...nners?"That would be Mark and Trev.I was home on time and my foster parents found nothing in my appearance to criticise. They made polite query about my evening and then we all went to our beds.I let the house grow quiet and made my way out again. I peeked into Anna's room as I went past -- the gap was wider this time but there was no light and I. Four days ago was the first time he halted his training. It was also four days since he began training after returning from Kingdom Earth.He awakened from the meditative state of his inner mind, in which he ceaselessly created small combination of the many fragments he managed to appreciate, and from the meditative state of his outer mind, wherein he got closer and closer to understanding the Intermediate phase of the Soul Binding formation.Zax could only raise his head and look at Laivien with. "So this is how they do it," Jordan mused. But before he could muse anyfurther, a large hand clapped him on the shoulder."I don't recall seeing you around here before," a deep voice said. Jordanturned around to face an enormous security guard."My name is Jordan Golden," he said, trying to hide the fear. "I was veryrecently hired." I don't think so," the guard said. "I'm afraid you will have to come withme." He led down a corridor to an office and a fate Jordan was sure would beunpleasant.* *. The next morning, I had to rush. I’d stayed up late studying and slapped off my alarm clock when it rang and went back to sleep, then woke up with a jolt, got dressed, threw on a pair of jeans, a new tank top, my sandals and hopped into Janine’s car, eating an English muffin and trying not to get crumbs on me. She had parked right in front of the carriage house and I saw Tollie in the smaller garden on his knees. He looked up and waved, and I waved back through the open window just as Janine.