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"That's what frozen means," Ender said "But what happens to you?" It was Bean, not inti in the direction you started in At the speed you were going when you were flashed"

"That's true You five, there on the end, move!" Startled, the boys looked at each other Ender flashed them all "The next five, move!"

Theytoward the walls The first five, though, were drifting uselessly near the roup

"Look at these so-called soldiers," Ender said "Their commander ordered them to move, and now look at theht here, where they can get in the way While the others, because theyup the eneine that about five of you have understood the point of this And no doubt Bean is one of theht, Bean?"

He didn't answer at first Ender looked at hiht, sir"

"Then what is the point?"

"When you are ordered to et iced you'll bounce around instead of getting in the way of your own army's operations"

"Excellent At least I have one soldier who can figure things out " Ender could see resentht and glanced at each other, the way they avoided looking at Bean Why aood coet of all the others? Just because they did it to me, why should I do it to hi of the boy, wanted to tell the others that the little one needed their help and friendship more than anyone else But of course Ender couldn't do that Not on the first day On the first day even his mistakes had to look like part of a brilliant plan

Ender hooked himself nearer the wall and pulled one of the boys away froht," said Ender He rotated the boy in midair so his feet pointed toward the others When the boy kept hed "How much of his body could you shoot?" Ender asked a boy directly under the frozen soldier's feet

"Mostly all I can hit is his feet"

Ender turned to the boy next to him "What about you?"

"I can see his body"

"And you?"

A boy a little farther down the wall answered "All of him"

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