~ JESSE ~
Maya and I finished earlier than usual, which just made me jittery because I knew Cazz wasn't going to be done with his meetings yet, and I was nervous about whether he'd retreat from me again. So I took the coward's way out and distracted myself.
I called the younger three of the females Maya had introduced to me to, and this time I wasn't going to be distracted. I needed to choose one of them to present at the Selection.
I reached for them through the mindlink, but struggled at first. I was still deep in the catacombs, walking towards the Royal tunnels, so maybe I was too far away. But after a minute, I found Reeca and even though I was struggling to hold the link, managed to communicate to her that I wanted to talk to her and Wylde and Tynker.
To help me, she linked with the other two. And with all three of them in a link together, I was able to hold it more easily.