"Sorry. I was talking to Frank about Jake and Tabatha." They find out anything?" Béla asked. She already knew they hadn't. She could see it in Jake's...mind."No," he said. "Frank thinks that you should go over there again..." No, Jake," Béla interrupted. "I've been over there three times. The only stuff I picked up was some old erotic images from Tabatha. I had the Praetor make copies to analyze. I can't tell where she ... they ... went. There aren't any distinct locations. It's like they just. ”“Have you ever done it with Laura?”“If l tell you Paul,” David replied, “you have to promise not to tell anyone, not even your mother, it has to be our secret, do you promise that.”“Yes l promise,” Paul said, “like what Mummy and l do, she said l must never tell anyone, but you’re my special friend.”“Yes but don’t tell your mother you’ve told me, she would be upset, you don’t want that do you?”“No,” Paul replied, “l love Mummy very much, she’s always kind and gentle. Do you think she’s pretty,. And perfect she certainly seemed to be. She was the sort of girl who was the dream bahu (daughter-in-law) for all the neighborhood aunties, but, at the same time, also the stuff of wet dreams for all the horny neighborhood teenagers… and quite a few of their fathers as well. Depending on the point of view, she could appear the paragon of innocence and virtue or the embodiment of male sexual fantasy. Perhaps the two weren’t exclusive of one another… her obvious sexual appeal drawing attention to. He tested range and extent, looking for limitations, only finding few. For one, he could not let his subjects go on with whatever he wanted them to do, or they simply will not stop or just stare into space blankly. He can mentally communicate his commands without saying a word up to at least a few blocks. He cannot command anyone who he cannot see. He can command several people at once. They will follow his will and thoughts to the best of their abilities, but they will never endanger their own.