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you what I can.” I nodded once and he continued. “Rick is on his way. His plane just landed at the airport, he’ll be here in about 40 minutes. He talked to the Council,” at that he paused. Seeing my confused reaction, he explained briefly, “The people in charge of the Order. They are the most powerful force of good, and are all gathered together at the Compound.”
    I nodded once. The explanation was extremely to brief for my liking, and brought up more questions than answers, but I was more interested in the rest of what he had to say. “So, Rick talked to the Council, and you will be happy to know that you can bring Sam with you. She has the potential to be powerful, coming from you. And without her there, your training would be futile considering how much she is a part of you. Plus, Rick found out that all children can enter the Compound, because of how innocent they are. They only need to be with someone with power to enter, which shouldn’t be a problem here.” With my elated expression materializing, he quickly added, “However, your mother cannot come. I am sorry, but she is powerless and thus would not be able to enter the compound.” My happiness faded, just as fast as fast as it had appeared.
    There was one thing I had to know though, “Will I be able to have any contact with her at all?” I could live without seeing my mom every day if I knew that she was safe. But I also knew that Sam and I were all that my mom had now. She had some friends and co-workers she got along with, but I knew that losing us like this would break her heart.
    Thankfully his face was kind and his eyes serene. I knew what his answer would be. “Yes. You will be able to call her, write notes, everything other than coming here to see her.”
    The thought of losing both my mother and my daughter had been ravaging my insides for so long. The knowledge that I would be able to keep Sam with me and still contact my mom was like walking through the gates of Paradise! I could not willfully dislike the bearer of such news if I tried. With one step I threw my arms around his neck and brought him into a strong embrace. “Thank you so much, David,” I murmured.
    Pulling away a little shocked, he mumbled, “Thank Rick. I did nothing here.” But seeing the look of disapproval flooding my features, he surrendered with, “You’re welcome, Allison.”
    And with that, I had made peace with leaving my home behind. But then another thought entered my mind. I was leaving my mother in the care of some ‘shields’ I knew nothing about “What if the war spreads here to Texas? Will this shield you mentioned protect her from that?” I knew that it wasn’t likely there would be fighting here, but she couldn’t protect herself if the riots continued to grow and people started coming this way.
    “The shield will only hide her from others with power. It will mask your essence in this house and blur your connection to her. But it isn’t physical. It’s not a bubble that she can hide under. The war…” He looked down and shook his head. Maybe he was as terrified as I was. “Hopefully we can stop the war. Hopefully now is not the time for the end of the world. But if those things should happen here, the shield will not protect her from the powerless. And if we cannot stop it, I fear there will be no safe place left.”
    So, finding a crazed killer and saving my family from him wouldn’t be enough. Now I had to figure out a way to stop World War III too. Great.

     

    Chapter 6
Airplane
    “Mom, can I talk to you?” She had looked more angry than hurt when Rick showed up and I took him aside to chat, but now I had to talk to her and tell her only what was allowed. Every step of this got harder. And here I was, not only leaving her alone, but not even being able to tell her the whole truth. After a loud sigh, she nodded and followed me into her bedroom, the place we always had our little talks.
    Not wanting to look her in the eyes, I sat on