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Caine nodded He bit at his thumbnail, an old habit “How about freaks?”

“They have Dekka and Brianna and Taylor They have Jack Theyisn’t sure They have Lana to heal people And Bug thinks they have a kid who can fire some kind of heat wave”

“Like Sam?”

“No Sam’s like a blowtorch This kid is like aIt’s just that suddenly your head is cooking like a breakfast burrito in a Kitchen-Aid”

“People are still developing powers,” Caine said “Any here?”

Diana shrugged “Who knows for sure? Who’s going to be crazy enough to tell Drake? Down in town a new et killed”

“Yeah,” Caine said “That was adown on the freaks, that was a mistake We need them”

“Plus, in addition to souns And they still have Sa stupid like try and fight theain?”

“Moofs?”

“Short for ed “Moofs, ot plenty of nicknames”

Caine’s shirt was laid over the back of a chair He reached for it, wobbled, and seelared at her hand on his arm “I can walk”

He glanced up and caught sight of his reflection in a nize hiht: He was pale, his cheeks were concave His eyes seee for his face

“I guess you are getting better: you’re becoain”

“Get Bug in here Get Bug and Drake I want to see them both”

Dianato tell me what happened to you out there in the desert with Pack Leader?”