"Please," he agreed without hesitation, coming over to her side so he could be instructed all the more easily. This was certainly new. The idea of using such a small thing to send messages was an interesting one, rife with possibility. And to use it to signal distress and bring aid? Revolutionary.

So widespread, he hoped they were as benign as they seemed, but he knew better than to offer complete trust. He would treat it as he did the Apple: a tool, but as a knife is a tool. Without care, injury would follow.