Brett was pleased to see that so many people were looking out for Kim, and even more glad that they seemed to approve of him. A few days later, when t...e funeral was all done, Brett found the house empty except for himself, Kim, and her mother. That night he sat alone with Kim in an old chair, her in his lap, but she seemed entirely too quiet. ‘Kim, what’s wrong?’ he asked softly. Kim was silent for a moment before answering, ‘Oh nothing. I just remember that when I was little, I used to sit. Before we left, we decided to fill up a suit case with some clothes justin case I need more than one outfit or two. I also told Lynn I was goingto packed my 80-pound pull, pistol crossbow, with about 6 of my 8-inch-long hunting arrows, telling her I think we should take this with us justin case. I would feel a lot safer if we had something to protect ourselveswith, you never know if we may need to use it for protection. Once I wasall packed up, Lynn put the suit case in her car and I got in. She taught me a lot.’ Luke grew quiet as if he wanted to say more but was holding back. Ryan gently broke the silence, asking, ‘Do you still hear from her?’ ‘Yeah, she still calls me sometimes. I really never called her back until last week. It’s been nice talking to her. Still, I don’t know if I’m ready again. She really hurt me, you know? That awful temper of hers…’ he sighed. ‘And now, she’s not really even the same person whenever we talk.’ Ryan nodded in understanding. ‘She’s probably just. Then Zeus spoke: "Io, what do you think of my relationship to Arti?" To Arti? You are committed to her. You love her," I said, confused."Do you think I would willingly risk my life to see her safe?" Of course you would. And you have. But, Zeus, I..." And do you think that Arti would risk her life for me?" Yes, I would, you know that," said Arti.And at the same time, I said: "Yes, she already has. But we're..." And we would risk our lives for you, Io. We've never had to prove that, but we.