“Most of your people are not able to do that
now,” he said in my mind.
“So one day we will be able to?” I asked.
“Or did you mean that at one time we were able to and that we are
not able to anymore?”
He made a noise, and his body shook a
little. I recognized the combination as a laugh.
“Yes, that was a laugh,” he said in my mind.
“I know that this must all be confusing for you, and that there are
many questions you seek answers to. I cannot answer the ones you
just asked. Perhaps you are right on both accounts, or none, but I
cannot tell you. There will be many questions I cannot answer for
you tonight.”
“But you said that you would answer
questions for me if I came here,” I said.
“And I will,” he replied. “I will help you
discover your journey and your mission, the one your parents want
you to continue. There are some things they wanted you to discover
on your own. Your parents believed that some things one could only