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At any rate, by the ti about my conversations with Zia and Horus The plan I’d forht still seeht be our best shot After briefing Sadie and Bast, who (disturbingly) agreed with me, we decided it was time to tell the rest of our friends
We gathered for dinner on the main terrace It’s a nice place to eat, with invisible barriers that keep out the wind, and a great view of the East River and Manhattan The food ically appeared, and it was always tasty Still, I dreaded eating on the terrace For nine s there I’d come to associate sit-down dinners with disasters
We filled up our plates frouardian albino crocodile Philip of Macedonia splashed happily in his swi crocodile took so used to, but Philip ell trained He only ate bacon, stray waterfowl, and the occasional invading monster
Bast sat at the head of the table with a can of Purina Fancy Feast Sadie and I sat together at the opposite end Khufu was off babysitting the ankle-biters, and so their ho, but most of our main people were present—a dozen senior initiates
Considering how badly last night had turned out, everyone seelad they didn’t yet know about Sarah Jacobi’s video death threat Julian kept bouncing in his chair and grinning for no particular reason Cleo and Jaz hispering together and giggling Even Felix seemed to have recovered frouins out of histhem to life
Only Walt looked glu on his dinner plate except three carrots and a wedge of Jell-O (Khufu insisted Jell-O had htness around Walt’s eyes and the stiffness of his ht
I turned to Sadie “What’s going on? Everybody seems…distracted”
She stared at o to school Carter, it’s the first dance tonight! Three other schools will be there We can hurry up the , can’t we?”
“You’re kidding,” I said “I’ about plans for Doo late to a dance?”
“I’ve mentioned it to you a dozen ti to boost our spirits Now, tell everyone your plan Some of us still have to decide what to wear”
I wanted to argue, but the others were looking at me expectantly
I cleared my throat “Okay I know there’s a dance, but—”
“At seven,” Jaz said “You are coht?”
She s?
(Sadie just called s on my mind)