I talked to the eGirls about their half-sisters and half-brothers. I was relieved and a little shocked when Deirdre told me that they can ‘hear’ t...em all if they try very hard. I would think the ‘hearing’ of hundreds of minds would be overwhelming, but they said that it doesn’t hurt and there isn’t too much ‘noise’ in their heads. They can turn it on and off at will – for one or dozens. And the more they do it, the easier it is becoming. And if I didn’t know about this particular talent, what. I'd think about it.Meanwhile, we had a big problem in Zuni. So many people had been killed during the Comanche attack that the town was dying before my eyes. The owner of one of the general stores had been killed, along with his whole family. The barber had been killed and so had the Catholic priest. The vet had lost a leg and was talking of moving back to his relatives in Maryland. And so it went. People dead or moving away, there was a question as to how long Zuni could last.I talked to Amy. "A lot closer than I would have thought," Michelle spoke up brazenly. "Another minute or so perhaps, and I would have!" That brought another laugh all around, followed by another warning hush from my daughter."Ok, this time around..."Danny began."What do you mean? Someone interrupted her, but Danny continued, ignoring the question."This time, you just sit there, the person on your right is the one to use it on you."There was again some nervous laughter, though only one lightly expressed. "BAM! I should have known better than that. "No, Master," I corrected myself, clutching my cheek."Then I will show you. Repeat everything I do." With mechanical efficiency he went through all the steps, and I copied him, even making toast at the same time. Within ten minutes we were done. "Put the food and two glasses of water on this tray, and take it into the dining room," he said, and left through a fancy double door. I didn't have much of a memory, but I was rather certain I had never been.