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"So, it detects Loric," Eight says, "but what good is that if we’re the only ones left?"

"I’ the vial back frole drop spills into the pal sensation spreads acrosset of Loralite

"Whoa," Eight says, taking the stone out ofit

"Whoa, indeed" Malcol in amazement at the stone "Whatever that material is, it defies the laws of physics"

"So we can create Loralite with that," Johnthat looks like it could be used for farht has an object that can su;ra Doesn’t it seem like that’s the stuff that can help us jumpstart Lorien?"

"It does indeed," says Malcolm

I put the stopper back into the vial, not wanting to waste any more of our precious liquid Loralite

The inventorying goes on for a little while longer with Malcoler to learn as much as we can about our Inheritances--well, except for Nine He keeps gazing towards the door of the Lecture Hall He makes us promise to train with him after we’re done with all "the brainy stuff" In truth, I’ forward to another session in thereup to do before I’m at the same level of combat readiness as the others

When the others leave, Eight and I linger, putting the last few items back into our Chests I put the Loralite stone that I created in there as well, but Eight plucks it out He squeezes it tightly in his fist and concentrates

"What’re you doing?"

He opens his eyes and sighs "I wanted to see if I could use this to teleport to one of the other Loralite stones I’ve tried using my pendant before and that didn’t work either They h chunks"

"What? You wanted to take a quick jaunt to Stonehenge? Maybe So it up

"Things are going to befast now, that’s all I just e had "

"We?" I reply, feeling a sudden heat rising into teleports ht, obviously After getting woken up before dawn by Ella’s screao, I could definitely use a time-out from Loric business But there’s no tiht on the arotta be serious Like Nine said, no tin lands or even the waterfront"

Eight sighs with good-natured disappointment "Ah well," he says, "we’ll always have pizza" He pauses for aed into workout clothes

"You suckers ready to work?"

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

"LET’S GRAB FIVE," NINE SAYS GRUFFLY, AFTER EIGHT and I have gotten changed "That dude could use a workout"

We find Five stretched out on one of the couches in Nine’s living rooa-screen television I don’t have any experience with the things and watching Five play a around a battlefield with adown soldiers Five doesn’t even acknowledge us entering the roouys," Five says, not bothering to pause the ga like it on the islands Watch this"

On screen, Five’s character launches a grenade A group of enes explodes in a shower of dis into Ella’s dreaaht says politely

Nine yawns He stands right in front of the television so that Five is finally forced to pause the game "I used to be really into these when I was a kid," Nine says "Now I’ You want to join us?"

Five raises an eyebrow "The real thing? We’re going to go kill some soldiers in uauess ht that was all over"