Chapter TwelveTHEIR VISAS CAME THROUGH the next day, and Carl, Sayen, and Flahive went planetside to meet Jas, Sparks, and the weapons researchers, leaving Phelan and Prosper to look after the ship. Flahive’s companionship was desired by all concerned. The scientists at the research institute were especially pleased to hear that an empath was at hand to communicate with the Paths and perhaps shed some light on them. Flahive, too, was interested to talk to the aliens. He didn’t recall hearing of them before and wanted to find out all about them.
Carl landed the shuttle at the spaceport and waited until Sayen and Flahive had disembarked before moving it into the hangar. He then went to join them at immigration control. The health check was thorough and included passing through a device that
