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Igrowled, horrified at the thought of anyone forcing Summer to be with them.
She did know what it was like to be trapped. I couldn’t blame her for trying to escape the Game like she escaped her commune.
“If we take his offer to escape, we will run for the rest of our lives,” I said. “The Universal Council does not allow anyone to live if they escape the game.”
“I want to compete, too, then,” she said. Her fingers remained within my hands and again I marveled that this tiny human didn’t pull away from me and run. Even Vunne scorned me. Only my brothers had accepted me for who I was.
We walked back to our host.
“We will compete,” I said.
Burmoot shook his head. “I don’t understand.” He fiddled with the strap securing a device to his right upper arm.
Summer’s tiny chin lifted. “And we do not need to explain to you.”
“Very well,” he sighed. “I will give you assignments.”
Sparkles erupted in the sky, coming closer. Two tiny balls with viewing panels zipped near, then hovered over us.
Seeing them, Burmoot stiffened. “As I was saying, it is time for your first task. It will be a challenging one, and I do not expect you to live.”
So, he hadn’t wanted the Universal Council to be aware of his offer. Who was he, and why did he want to help us, assuming that was what he was doing? This was probably a trick, one of the many twists the Game would offer. The Universal Council would do all they could to ensure we lost.
Burmoot cleared his throat and lifted his voice. “For your first task, you must find water.”
“That’s it?” Summer asked, scanning the area. “Find water?”
“As with every Game,” Burmoot said. “You have until tomorrow at dusk to complete this task.”
“Find water,” Summer murmured. “In a desert. This isn’t going to be easy.”
“That is not all,” Burmoot said.
Of course it wasn’t. I watched his face, waiting for the trick I knew was coming.
“When you find the water, you must make it disappear.”
