One thing Jay did know, it was a good thing they did not bring a reader, as the reader would easily have picked up on Donny’s mental images. Jay knew his brother was brilliant, and in two short days Jay had realized Donny had it in him to lead a group such as the one he had assembled for the simulation team. Donny could take care of himself, yet Jay feared for him. Even as Jay ran off to battle, a battle that he knew neither side wanted him walking away from, his only fear was that Donny would get into trouble and he would not be there to help. They brought Jay into the school’s infirmary, where there were two men waiting. Jay could see at once who they were. He had never before seen their faces, except through each other’s eyes the day before in the arena. It was their mental images that allowed him to so easily identify them. It was a little different from what he was used to, because they were no longer trying to pry into his mind, but rather had thoughts and fears of their own. Still, there was a familiarity within them that helped put Jay at ease. I suppose you can’t spend two years in each other’s heads without forming some sort of bond, Jay thought to himself. The two men smiled, showing they had inadvertently heard the thought.
