Once outside, Oliver darted across the street, then down the sidewalk. And that's when he spotted a woman walking her dog. He ran straight at her, projecting his will at the highest level he could. Then yelled out "Protect me!"
"Get back here, you fucking sicko!" Alan yelled from behind.
Oliver hoped that the woman would respond. He never tried to overpower anyone's mind all at once like that before. It was always a series of small tweaks here and there, sort of an accumulation of conditioning. That's what he did with Brenda and her daughters. But this was different. This was all at once. But he didn't have much of a choice. Alan would surely kill him than leave him alone. Oliver had to do something.
