Cleo sat and listened to the history of the psycorps with interest, but she could sense the nervousness coming from the woman and Eudial. Her initial excitement about the psycorps had dwindled. This wasn't simply an opportunity to meet other psychic beings. She understood for the first time that whatever she was going to be asked to do would be serious.

"If you really believe that I can help in some way, I would be happy to take an aptitude test and contribute wherever I am needed."