Control over great distances, mental powers--yes, indeed, that sounded intriguing.... she listened and learned, checked all the links he sent her, found out about things that excited her, read about stuff that he was into...

She had always enjoyed playing chess, probably from the very first time when she'd been five years old. She also always knew how amazing it was for others to see a small kid winning game after game in the resort, where she was even physically unable to remove the huge chess

Control over great distances, mental powers--yes, indeed, that sounded intriguing.... she listened and learned, checked all the links he sent her, found out about things that excited her, read about stuff that he was into...

She had always enjoyed playing chess, probably from the very first time when she'd been five years old. She also always knew how amazing it was for others to see a small kid winning game after game in the resort, where she was even physically unable to remove the huge chess