Hub 2 Telzey &Trigger by James H Schmitz

Author:James H Schmitz [Schmitz, James H]
Format: epub
Published: 2010-05-24T09:15:36.656000+00:00

CHILD OF THE GODS

1

The ivory gleam of the Jadel Tower, one of the great inner city hotels, appeared ahead and to the left beneath the flow of the traffic lanes. The urge became now to turn out of the lane and go to the Jadel

Tower; and there was a momentary impression that on arriving there she would be directed to set the car

down on a terrace of the tall structure. Telzey tensed slowly. If she could hold out against any one specific

command, she might be able to loosen the entire set of controls. She kept the car on lane course.

The urge simply grew stronger. The psi hold on her was crude and incomplete, but whoever had

obtained it knew what he was doing and had force to spare. In seconds, her muscles began to tremble, and

sweat started out on her face. She gave in abruptly. The Cloudsplitter dropped out of traffic, went slanting

down.. She settled back in the seat, sighing. Let him get the impression she’d resigned herself to what was

happening. She knew he hadn’t invaded enough of her mind so far to be able to read her thoughts.

Moments later, the car moved clear of the main traffic—and now she should act at once before he

realized she was about to attempt escape by a different route! She pushed the door open suddenly, tried to

thrust herself out of the car.

Tried to. She felt a start of surprise on his side, then an instant painful clenching of her muscles, which

held her frozen in position on the seat. After a moment, her arm flexed slowly, drew the door shut, locked

it.

A flick of sardonic approval came from him. He’d guessed what she intended, checked her just in

time . . . and, for the moment, she’d run out of tricks and would have to patiently wait for a new

opportunity to come along.

She let herself relax physically. Mentally, tension remained. Not only to keep the other psi from increasing the advantage he held—if he gave her any kind of opening, she might still be able to jar him

enough to shake him off. So far he’d been careful. In the two hours since she first encountered him, she’d

gained hardly any impression of his personality, none at all of his purpose. She’d been at ease, doing a

casual telepathic scan of whatever happened to touch her attention as she rested, half napping, when she

sensed an unfamiliar pattern, a light, drifting, gentle awareness. Wondering what manner of creature was

producing it—something small and fluffy and friendly seemed to fit—Telzey reached out toward the

gentleness. But that appeared to cause alarm; it faded to a trace, almost vanished. So it had psi sense, too!

Intrigued, she approached again, gradually and reassuringly. This time, whatever it was didn’t withdraw;

after a moment, it seemed to be responding to her.

Then, in a flash, she knew that this was no natural impression but a trick, that while her defenses were

relaxed, her attention distracted, a stealthy intrusion of her mind had begun. Instantly, she threw in every

block she could to

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