"Maggie!" I shouted her name.
No reaction.
Okay. Maybe I should stick with what I was familiar with. I hit the door frame again. It wasn't as loud as the last time but she was right there, inches away. Maggie jumped back from the door. Her hand flew to her mouth. She looked scared but there was no doubt that she had heard the knock. I raised my hand to hit the door again.
"Gavin!" Maggie shouted.
I didn't knock. Each time I had knocked I had used a considerable amount of energy. I had felt a brief rise in energy from Maggie's fear but she had quickly damped down the emotion. As far as I could tell now she was calm. I wasn't going to be recharging my batteries from her and probably not from Gavin either. Both knew how to stay calm. Gavin climbed down from the loft and hurried over to Ma
