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"You know, soift of prophesy," Jericho said off- handedly, putting out the fire with his nited

"Coo home," he started off down the dark trail and I watched after him, stunned for a moment by his audacity, before the wilderness was tooto be alone with Silas the panther running around

Chapter Thirty-Nine

"It was super-disturbing," I declared, proppingnext tosuch a baby," Jericho repriotten ho, and I just wanted to go to bed, but as soon as alked into the house, Roxie and Avalon de I knew Amory would be there anythe details of our prophetic run-in with Silas

"You sound like you're enjoying this Jericho," Aunt Syl re next to lad she had picked up on it as well

""Yes, thank you!" I exclaiiddy ever since we left the desert"

"Jericho!" Lilly gasped

"What?" he closed the refrigerator, opened the freezer and reallon of chocolate ice cream "I just don't think Eden should be so upset about it, that's all" He opened the silverware drawer and rerily

"Yeah, right," I rolled my eyes "He's all, 'there's only pain in your future' And I should just relax"

"Jericho's right," Avalon agreed, picking out his own spoon froht from the carton with Jericho "At least until we ask A I was about to protest

"You guys are disgusting," Roxie said with disbelief

"What?" They asked in unison, while we stood there watching the in through the garage door "I'lad to see you two home, safe and sound" He looked to Jericho and me "Successful trip?"

"Yes, I think so," Jericho announced, through bites of ice cream

"Jericho!" I shouted, offended

"What?" Jericho asked innocently "I'ot the job done Oh, and Eden had her future told, that's all So, all in all, pretty successful trip"

I gave hi his ice cream

"Uh, oh," A, kissing her on the cheek "Would you ht? I would like to ith the"

"By allon her tiptoes to return Amory's kiss with one of her own

"Gross," I cried out "That is so gross," I covered my eyes and pretended to be severely offended

"Coly

"Arandfather," Avalon reminded him sarcastically

"I'hed "Jericho, why don't you go pick up so," Amory handed Jericho a hundred dollar bill that he stuffed into his jean pocket

"I areed

"Jericho," Aunt Syl chided, "I have never seen a person eat rocery stores are able to stay stocked"

"So true," Roxie agreed, still watching in awe as the two boys devoured the contents of the ice creaht, let's go," Ae door; I followed Avalon out

A, so we cliined his legs too long for the back seat of a car

"What do you have in mind, Amory?" Avalon asked, unable to hide his curiosity

"I want to follow a hunch We're going to work on soht," Amory replied cryptically

He drove in silence towards Council Bluffs, a city just on the other side of the Missouri River from Omaha He followed the saic the first time I met him The car wound around the curvy roads of the Bluffs until we cah above the river and railroad tracks below