He had asked Dr. M why he could find nothing about what had happened in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, or on Channel 6 or any Richmond station; it was like the magic shield-nets were always up. She had nodded. “In a way they are, Henry. The Watchers have made public awareness of magic and the magical foolish through a long campaign of misinformation and lies. They are masters of cover-up and they take advantage of people’s desire for, and belief in, a world that makes sense, that is logical and orderly. A flying saucer would have to land on the White House lawn at high noon, in front of a crowd of reporters and TV cameras before some people would believe in aliens. Even then, there would be doubts and accusations of fraud, and claims that it was all faked, that it was some media stunt. There
