He said. : And we are traveling like this, to draw them out. Being aboard a Saresii ship we could never be followed or abducted.”“It is necessary,...Cara. We try to keep a close eye on him, but this strange animal he calls Partner makes this very difficult. That thing teleports at a whim and we have yet to understand the strange connection. So far our best telepaths failed to understand their interaction.”“I can’t either. I know they are PSI twins, there is no distinction I can detect between. Suspect you made heat,” Janie offered.“I didn’t mean to make heat!” Tonya groused. “Wait! Heat’s one of the things to look for so you know if your ward is bad, or if you’re doing a ritual too fast.”“Yes, that’s correct,” Janie nodded. “Magic never wants to be contained. When called up, it tries to dissipate. When it cannot dissipate, it tries to become something else. Like heart or sound. Wards are used to contain magical energies so that they don’t release before they can be used for their. ......... One week later:Silkie, sitting with Rachel, at the Doggie Diner in Venice Beach.Rachel: "..............................So, the oncologist tells me, there's not much a mastectomy can do for me now, since the fucking cancer is in my lymph glands, my liver, all over the place....he still wants to do radiation, chemo, the whole fuckin' deal...................... Silkie, I don't need tears at this point, godammit, cry for me when I'm fuckin' dead..............I'm still alive, I still want. " How?" The same technology could be used by antisocial humans to prevent otherhumans from healing after injuries to the reproductive organs." Oh. Yeah, that would be a bad thing. Well..." I paused in thought.All the things I'd planned to ask for had fallen through.-----=== Five months ago ===The genies had given us several new technologies for growing more foodwith less damage to the environment, and they had been in use for atleast two growing seasons in most parts of the world. But food.