Surely you don't expect people to take this seriously without the site being properly vetted?"I shook my head and wondered if he realized what he soun...ed like. He didn't say that history wasn't for the common person. Nor did he say that history didn't exist unless experts like him said it did. Still, that was the inference that you could draw from listening to his statement. I decided not to argue. The scientific method used to mean an open mind looking at information from all the senses and. It took me a long while to sort things out and come to my senses. Luckily Clara was a very patient woman and didn’t mind the silence.“Thank you,” I breathed, feeling like it had been ages since I’d spoken such words and truly felt them. “For helping Heather. I’m thinking now that she called you back in April? When she found out about her dad?”Clara nodded, smiling sadly. “She did indeed. And several times after.”I shook my head in amazement. “And can I ask you something else?”“Sure. But first. She felt the wind filling her wings and stroked down powerfullybefore catching a thermal. The hotter air lifted her and she scannedthe ground below. Between the trees snaked the blue of a stream. Thestream was shallow and the water frothed white over a series of rocks. There! Among the rocks the great short faced bear moved snatching ahuge fish from the water.Kate felt a hot surge of hunger and folded her wings diving silentlyfor the bear. Just as her shadow fell over the beast it paused. Why should I give you anything now?" How long do you think that you'll keep what you have if you renege on our deal?"He looked thoughtful for a minute. "Are you saying that you could undo things."I just nodded once, slowly.He scowled. "Alright, you win."I got up and turned the camcorder on again. Barrington took the papers and signed them in full view, with the camcorder acting as witness. When that was done, I put them away and stopped the camcorder.Sitting back down at the table, I said, "You.