Caradon Day 8 - Earth: March 4, 2020

A nearly frozen lattice of complex snowflake patterns cover the trail during the early morning.  The peaceful art work is disrupted when a ball of energy forms just above the glistening surface less than two meters from the center of the invisible, insubstantial gate where Frank disappeared the previous day.  A small rodent appears within the ball which fades from view.  The rodent scurries across the ground searching for food unaware that its movement was noticed.  The graceful predator begins its dive rushing toward its prey.

The rodent suddenly halts its movement and begins to focus in a way that a casual observer from the planet Earth would expect upon the face of a human being.  The hawk adjusts its path at the final moments as the prey sprints for cover.  Talons stab at the image of a rodent which is not there.  The enraged hawk cannot comprehend how the prey escaped.  How could it have known that the small rodent used the [Influence] power to project the image of its sprint into the mind of the hawk.  The Earth’s first psionic creature runs for cover secure in the knowledge the hawk cannot possibly reach it before the rodent reaches the nearby brush.  The rodent is content to hide in the brush for as long as it takes..

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The hawk circles for another 5-10 minutes hoping the rodent will make a mistake, but the rodent has no intention of taking the risk.  After the brief period of regret and anger, the hawk starts to look for prey it can catch.  Finally, the small rodent begins to search for food.  The rodent will eventually make a mistake and be caught by a snake that does not understand how it’s existence would change during the next couple of days..