the seer sat in the woven chair , legs crossed , hands in his lap , and his eyes closed . some students walked slowly around the oasis , others sat within the oasis , meditating . kosai , seeing that the seer was alone , took the opportunity and approached him . '' sir , '' kosai whispered . the seer opened his eyes and smiled at
kosai

'' i hope you 're right , that 's all i can say . '' linc could n't tell how far they 'd driven , but the water never came into view . '' did we miss something ? '' he asked his brothers . '' keep going , '' mel insisted . '' he did n't say when we 'd see the
water

vianez stepped over the threshold with penora following closely . the inside of the house mimicked mr. kazmin 's classroom . journals were spread throughout the room along with empty inkwells , broken quills , and a large chalk board with different numbers and symbols written across it . vianez walked over the board . '' that was my husband 's , '' mrs. kazmin said as vianez reached out to touch the
board