"What has happened to you?" he whispered to her.
Turned toward him, her eyes had a glow that seemed to come from some light that was suddenly burning inside them. The glow went from purple to violet, then to ultra-violet. After that, Zen could no longer see the glow, but he suspected it had gone into higher ranges still. What was more surprising was the fact that she was no longer frightened. Confidence had suddenly come to her, seemingly out of nowhere.
"What do you think has happened to me?" Her voice had changed too. All tension had gone from it. The ragged edges of conflict had disappeared. She seemed to be mistress of the situation, and to know it.
Jake came from the kitchen. "I pick up vibrations," he announced, his voice shrill.
"Get into the kitchen," Cal ordered, as the lieutenant raised his gun.
"But I'm only trying to tell you something."
"I'm telling you something, get back into that kitchen!" Cal ordered.
Jake's gaze went murkily around the room but it was obvious that he was giving more attention to some internal sight or sound than to the people present.
"Git," Cal shouted.
Jake backed from the doorway.