Wise and Wiser

And I thought Swan was... seasoned. Maddie smirked, only to send a paranoid look around, as if the Director could hear her half across the world.
"But then, she isn't the only telepath alive, either."
The clear voice made Maddie jump.
"I didn't mean..." she started, but the wizened old lady only waved her apology away.
She didn't ask the young agent to sit down. Instead she just levitated herself to her eye level.
The silence has become almost oppressive, as the bottomless dark eyes bore into Maddie's soul.
"You don't like hiding, do you, little one," she finally spoke.