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I was hoping the aftermath of the issues with Echo and Jasper would resonate a little more. Perhaps it did, and we just aren't seeing it as much, maybe the next group that comes in will be on a little more of an even keel, and a little more respectful of each other. I am glad that Asher and Axel seem happy together, after all, they will be together for a long time. Glad they are both learning to compromise some, although Asher seems to be doing more of it, but as long as he is happy, that is what counts. Glad the extended family seems okay with how things worked out. The job sounds like one that both Asher and Axel would be well suited for, let's hope they continue to grow and learn and prove to be excellent officers. A follow up to this one would not be amiss, perhaps a five-year jump, perhaps to the next election. LOL.

Damien has significant control issues, and Kellen was able to get him back so that he had some type of self-control. It was only temporary, but Kellen knows the issues with Damien, and maybe he can help in some way. What the hell happened at the War College, sounds like an unmitigated disaster, hope those that caused all the damage were removed and are dead or locked up. Damien can tell that Kellen still has the power locked away, so we know for sure it is there, but why can't he reach it. I have decided that Nora is okay, she was just so ill treated by the other detectives, that she may well be useless until she figures out that she isn't. Not sure how Kellen and Atlas are going to deal with each other, I could see there being tension at some point.

Axel, Skye, and Haoyu came to Asher's rescue. They are the three that I would have suspected to care the most. Hate that they all got hurt to some extent, we can hope the laser did not do too much damage to Haoyu. I know that Skye and Axel will be okay, they may have some down time, but they will be okay. Echo and Jasper were both hurt, and frankly, I hope they both have long painful recoveries and then spend years locked up, or whatever this society does. Jasper is screwed up, but I blame Echo more, years of hearing about how the guides took his mother away and Echo blathering about superiority, not sure he really had a chance. Asher will have to deal with the aftereffects of the rape. Since he was neither drugged, nor had his memory erased, he will have to deal with everything a about it. Of course, if he had not put up such a fight to having his memory erased, then the others would not have arrived in time. A lot of people know what happened, but will the government try and cover this up, or will this perhaps lead to a breakthrough in how each side treats each other? Only time will tell.

How many times is Corcoran going to be able to slip away into the dark. Rick had to break cover; he could not risk that Corcoran would get his hands on the kid leaving the skate park, that had to be his first concern. Nick should have called Helen, but he truly did not understand how dangerous this man was. So, Adam will be with Nick and Brad while Rick is up on his float... Yea, i don't see anything going wrong there.

Well, I had actually already decided that Jasper was behind the blackouts and attacks on the other guides, but I honestly, did not think the Professor would have been this reckless. Asher was an idiot, he should have told someone.

Wished that I had stayed home but got pulled out and about. Hope everyone had a night they wished for; and will get the year ahead that they need and deserve.

Granger is going to be so exhausted by the time that he leaves for Spain, that he will need to voyage to recuperate so that he is ready for his adventures in Spain. Cavendish is getting smarter, he knew at some point this would come out and Granger would be angry if he was not already aware of it. Cavendish is going to need Granger to help him figure out how to make this new situation work to all of their advantage. As Cavendish and Elizabeth move to set up their own household, they are going to have to find the right people to staff it and make sure that nothing leaks out about their marriage. That may not be as easy as they think. Elizabeth needs to stop looking at the world through rose colored glasses, her position should have given her a better idea of how the world really works, but either she was truly sheltered, or is a total idiot, I just can't decide which. Carmella has made life for Granger easier in some ways; but she has caused issues in others. While I think that her place in his life is a benefit for the moment, I wonder if it will always be so. As always, a truly excellent chapter. p.s. Granger handled Daventry and the issue with his carriage just perfectly.

Well, we are immediately getting back into the swing of things in this one. I do like that Greg will listen and if the first decision he made was wrong, he doesn't have any issues with correcting it; that is very hard for some, they never want to admit they did anything wrong.

What, what did you know? Did I miss a revelation that could have caused this reaction? I hate feeling like I missed something...

I do think Will is right for a large part of why Finn is so angry with him, that isn't all of it, but at least a large part. That said, I do not understand Finn cutting off his nose to spite his face. Will has done everything that he possibly could with the exception of scarring himself to get through to Finn and yet he will not give an inch. Carlo is on thin ice with Will as well. While Carlo is a completely different issue, if he tries to push Will too far, he will find himself cut off from him as well. I would have been a little bit less bitchy and taken the trip to New York. Travis knows that Kendo is no good for him, and not just because he knows how Will feels about him; but even with his instincts saying know, Keno just seems to worm his way past those same instincts. Travis is going to have to stay vigilant or this deal with Kendo is going to cause issues for him down the road. A nice weekend in New York as a free man, so to speak, might be just what Will needs.

Charlie and Kieran are starting to put their house in order, so to speak. Charlie was able to get help with the lawyers and the bank from Kieran and his family; they have been a rock for him through all of this. Charlie discovered that his mother had done enough to get him a start in life with no debt. Of course, he would rather have her back; but what a strong woman she must have been to be able to do that for her child. Charlie also realized that he needed to get his life back to right, so he went to talk to his old boss about getting his job back. Let's hope that goes as well as everything else. Kiernan, at the urging of Father Costas, has decided to advertise his services as a computer service person, and while that might drum up some business in the short run, he would be better served to find something a little more stable. Of course, if there is enough demand, he might well find enough business to go solo and set up a office in this area. Let's hope that the trip to Sydney goes well, and that meeting the gay "uncle" does as well.

Well, the backlash when it really comes will be significant. Much like Axel and Ash, the two sides are so polarized that they can't even try to find a middle ground. But for the society to move forward, they will have to, or it will crumble in the end. When Ash guided too many Espers and got sick and passed out, does that sound anything like what is happening to some of the guides? Could they be being taken and while drugged somehow forced to guide several of the Espers?

Like the others, I think the interesting parts are when they break into couples and you get to see how they act and react with each other, how different situations can bring unexpected revelations. While all of them do get along and enjoy spending time together, for two of the couples, the idea that they can be free to explore and find places to just be themselves is lovely. A truly enjoyable time both together and apart.

Well, the four left after the ICE princess left seem to be at least interested in getting to an answer. However there does not appear to be much to go on; and the original two detectives appear to be either incompetent, or they were hiding something trying to get credit for a big bust. Sharpe seems to have a past that was more interesting than I originally would have thought. He might be more of an asset than I my first impression of him. Diaz is still a bit of a blank to me, but the fact that he reminds Kellen of Dust says a lot. And Nora seems eager to help, and maybe actually get to do something besides get coffee and water.

Holy Hell, I need a shower.

Ash and Axel are going to have to find a common idea to move forward, neither has so far been willing to compromise, but do they really want to or not? I think the guides are being taken, and something is being done to them, just not sure what yet. And I can make a good guess at who is behind it, but what will happen when it comes out? The professor is a total asshat.

I can see this causing issues forever more. I was so hoping that Ash and Axel would be compatible in all ways and can tell that isn't going to be the case. Why is life never simply.

WOW, just cannot wait to see where this goes now. This explained so much about Silas. Ash and Axel, okay but who was the mystery guy at Halloween, I really want to know. Why did Axel realize the match but not Ash?

Was Axel the rescuer from Halloween? I am starting to think that he was. Jasper is such a tool.

I can't decide which side annoys me the most. Why can't there ever be a stable moderate group, in real life or in the stories.

Maybe Silas, Axel, and Ash could be a poly group... LOL

Like @VBlew, I am starting to think that Silas is gay and denying it, pushing Ash away not so much because he doesn't want to be guided, but because it is a guy, and there is an aspect of sexual attraction involved. Something is going to have to give, and it isn't going to be pretty when it does.

Well, Ash is going to get it from the other guides, they are going to turn on him for being too helpful to the ESPer's.

We don't know what drove Silas to deny himself, but to punish Ash is idiotic. For an advanced society, they can't tell who is telling the truth and who isn't.

Way too many alpha personalities in a confined space.