[Talia]
I waited in Bellamy’s office until she and Lucien came in to tell me Richard and Heather had left. It seemed my hypnotic suggestion to Richard worked. I didn’t know if it would with him carrying a second mind independent of the one in control of his body.
We tried pulling the adult Richard out before, but it didn’t work. Once he was pushed back, that was where he stayed. It was frustrating, but one must always have several plans prepared, and I did.
Though we’d talked to him about doing one more loop while I went back to the real world, I was growing nervous. While I was in the dream, I didn’t know how much time had passed in the real world.
Bellamy suggested something that would help strengthen their bond as friends. A trip without anyone else was exactly what Richard and H
