"I think I can handle it. You can hear me if I declare something urgent, I assume." If there was one benefit to having a telepath for an ally, it was ease of secretive communication.

It was easy enough to slip smoothly along the side of the building in a way that obscured their view from the others. They were able to make it close enough to the pond at the corner. If the other occupants of the yard paid attention, they might notice the splash. Otherwise, he would just stand guard in the shadows and hold on to Lyta's unmentionables.