The Gathering at Iveny House
Siobhan was a little annoyed at the last minute instructions Matsuka conveyed to her about circuitous travel precautions, and misdirection in order to reach Iveny House; an atoll estate in the middle of an inland sea. Surely, Siobhan thought, recent events did not warrant these extreme exercises in tradecraft?
Upon arrival, however it was Matsuka who angrily interrogated Siobhan.
How could she be so careless? What was she thinking? Did she truly believe that such a display of mental power would slip by unnoticed? Everyone is under surveillance! No one had ever created such a massive time/space distortion through sheer mental projection. And certainly no one had ever plucked an alien from across who knows how many light years to float above the ground like a circus act! Did Siobhan believe that such a performance would go unnoticed merely because it took place in a remote area?
Every clan spent considerable effort searching for the faintest glimmer of advantage over any rival clan. Everyone was being watched! Speculation about Siobhan Metalahwaggon went viral in minutes.
What were her clan connections? Why were her powers hidden until now? Were there powerful siblings in the wings? Was Matsuka training a secret cadre of mutant mentalists? Was the alien part of an advance invasion team?
Such awesome abilities had to be contained before they changed the balance of power between the Clans. Matsuka and Siobhan were in grave danger. It would be necessary to move Siobhan to a safe location along the Timeline.
Meanwhile, Matsuka needed to create a legend for the alien; something that downplayed Siobhan's abilities while suggesting a more plausible explanation for the humanoid's existence, such as, a crash landing. Her clan had influence with the Guardian Counsel. And her lover was a high level member of the Directorate! The situation was still fluid.
