Roy C. Lackey wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;" class="gmail_quote"><pre>If Margaret had tried to tell Reis that she was really Cassie, she could<br>
have mentioned Rian and Klauser and King Kanoa and the coming diamond<br>bracelet and many other things that should have given him pause to believe<br>her, particularly since he was checking up on her past anyway.</pre></blockquote>
<br>There's a good reason that Margaret wouldn't do this. She not only wants to save Wally's life but she wants him back with her. Here's how it might go.<br><br>"You've got to listen to me! I'm Cassie from the future. If you take me to Takanga Ha'i you'll end up dying for me!"<br>
<br>"You're not Cassie. The Cassie I love would never end up looking like that."<br><br>"Well, you see, I got this magical enhancement from Gideon Chase, but it wore off..."<br><br>"In that case, don't worry about my dying for you. We're finished."<br>
<br>I'm convinced that Cassie/Margaret would have thought this through. She would have to try other ways of saving Reis without revealing her identity.<br><br><br>