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Finally, he turns back the way he came, gesturing for us to follow.
“You were here,” he tells me when we catch up to him.
Well, that’s helpful.
“And?” I ask.
He shakes his head like a disappointed parent.
“I cannot speak of it.”
“You cannot…” I trail off.
Just what the hell did we do here?
“I won’t,” he says.
“So you’re taking us to someone who will?” Percy asks.
“No.Wewill not speak of it. We cannot speak of such things.”
I look to the group for assistance.
Liam steps up to bat. “Look, mate. It’s obvious that you’re uncomfortable with it, but if you could just tell us something, anything…”
The monk shakes his head once.
A hard no, then.
“You may have a look around,” he says. “Maybe that will help. But once you are done, you may not come back. Understand?”
It’s clear from his tone that he’s made up his mind.
Defeated, we nod along. School children who have lost the will to talk back.
He stops walking, gesturing for us to continue ahead. We do so without further question.
The man’s clearly a sealed vault. Hopefully, the long walk will jog our memories.
“Ten minutes!” he calls after us.
Well, shit.
“You just had to steal the Buddha,” Percy directs at Mysti.
“I didn’t mean to!” she replies.
Right. The picture of innocence, that one.
“It wasn’t even the whole Buddha,” she continues. “It was only the head.”
“Still counts if it’s only head,” Becky offers up with a mischievous smile.
Maybe it’s just my nerves, but I laugh.
This has been a topic of some debate in the past. Well, notthisexactly…
Liam chuckles. “Alright, you silly birds, pay attention. There’s got to be something we remember here.”
