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“But as far as we know, they’re just in that one cabbage field,” Sam reiterated

“I dissected the wore The wore brains I mean, a normal earthworm’s brain is so pri what it normally does”

“Kind of like my sister,” a kid piped up, and was poked by his sister in retaliation

Howard drifted closer to the front of the room “So these EZ killer worms are smart”

“I’ that they can read or do quadratic equations,” Astrid said “But they’ve gone fro ative phototropism to a brain with differentiated heions”

Sa down Astrid was perfectly capable of sis But when so now—she would crank up the polysyllables and make them feel stupid

Howard came to a stop, perhaps paralyzed by the word “phototropism” But he recovered quickly “Look, bottom line, you step into a field full of these EZ killers, these zekes, and you’re dead Right?”

“The large brains confirm the possibility that these creatures are capable of territoriality My point is, judging by what Sam, Edilio, and Albert observed, the worms may stay perfectly within their territory In this case, the cabbage field”

“Yeah?” Howard said “Well, I know soh that field and not be bothered”

So that was it, Saht Inevitably with Howard, it all came back to Orc

“You ht that Orc would be invulnerable,” Sam said “So?”

“So?” Howard echoed He ses for you Of course he’s going to need soe”

“Beer?”

Howard nodded, maybe a little embarrassed, but not much “He has a taste for the stuff Me, I can’t stand it But as Orc’s er I’ll need to be taken care of, too”

Saht be a solution to the problerocery