Page 17 (1/2)

‘Kind of weird, right?’ I whisper, watching her for any signs of jealousy ‘But I don’t think it ’

‘Not weird at all I think it’s kind of great,’ she says, clearly thrilled for me, like a friend, or a sister I’ jealous of her earlier We both look over at Eight as Ella begins to

Eight has his palms on the lock Almost immediately, it shakes and the Chest falls open He quickly dives in elbowdeep, trying to touch everything all at once He’s like a kid in a toy chest; he’s so excited We all crowd around and watch I can see some of the stones look like lass ring, a curved antler, a black piece of cloth that shirabs a thin piece of gold the length of a pencil and holds it up ‘Ahh, good to see you again’

‘What is that?’ Six asks

‘I don’t know its real naht holds it above his head, like a wand Then he snaps his wrist and it expands out, and down, like a scroll Soon, it’s the size of a doorfraht steps behind and we can see the occasional pair of hands and feet when he starts doing ju jacks

‘Okay,’ Six says ‘That is the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen’

Eight teleports to her side and stands there, head cocked to the side as he scratches his chin, like he’s judging a show Our heads snap back to the golden doorfra their steady pace Wait There are two of hi next to Six claps, opens his palold contracts and zips back into his hand Iht disappears

‘I his hands slowly and loudly ‘ That will come in very handy sometime soon At the very least, you will make an excellent distraction’

‘I used it to sneak out of our house a few tiured out what I could do Even before he died, I was always trying to figure out how to do the ht’s clothes to hi’

‘Aw, co on his pants As he hops about, he bats his eyes at Crayton and says in a wheedling voice, ‘I just got et reacquainted with it? I’ve missed it so much’

‘Later,’ Crayton says curtly When he turns towards us, though, I can see he is sold inside the Chest and pulls out a green crystal, stuffing it into his pocket He closes the Chest and picks it up with a draht Our reunion will just have to wait Follow me, everybody’

‘How often has Setrákus visited you in your drea ress up thepath that is e than road There’s a thin blanket of snow everywhere, and the wind is brutally strong We’re all freezing, but Six protects us with her Legacy, pushing the wind and snow out of our way Weather control is one of the acies, that’s for sure

‘He’s been talking to et ht says ‘But now that he’s on Earth, it’s a lot et o back to Lorien He’s been getting to me more than usual lately’

‘What does thatto you"?’ Crayton asks

‘Last night in a vision he showedfro that’s actually happening or just a trick, but it’s reallywith my head’

‘Four sees hiht spins around with a surprised look on his face and walks backwards, his erously close to slipping off the ledge, asp and reach out nervously But he never wavers as he continues ‘You know, I think I saw hiot about it until now He has blond hair? Tall guy?’

‘And better looking than you? Yup, that’s hiht stops backpedaling and looks thoughtful The drop off to our left is almost two thousand feet ‘You know, I always assuhtfully

‘Assue

‘Pittacus Lore’

‘Why would you think that?’ Crayton asks