'' we 've been kind enough to wait for you . '' zeus , not understanding , said slowly , '' you 've been waiting for me ? and how did you know my name ? who are you ? '' zeus said that before he realized the significance of those words . those women , or men , or whatever they were , they knew that he was zeus

'' how do you get enough to eat then ? '' '' they supplement our families out of the clan stockpile . scouts too , right nevi ? '' nevi nodded silently without looking at torus . '' well , you guys lucked out , did n't you , '' said torus , with just a trace of bitterness . '' do n't worry about it , '' said nevi

'' silas , '' i said , '' i do n't know what you 're talking about . '' his hands dropped against his legs and he sighed heavily . '' i 'm sorry , '' his voice was contrite . '' i 'm not as patient as i ought to be . well , what i mean is this farm . surely you can see that this is a farm

he said he needed to make some phone calls and get to the bottom of this . then he stepped closer and whispered , '' i hate the thought of you or your family in danger . '' cooper suggested we go for a walk , so we went down behind my parents ' house . there were woods and trails that went on for miles . as a child , i 'd spent hours running up and down the
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