”“You refuse to tell me?” He actually looked surprised.I laughed. “I’m surprised you’re here instead of interrogating my brother or the ot...er Wardens.” His sour expression intensified, and I chuckled. “Ah, I see. You tried and no one would tell you anything.”He scowled. “Can you honestly say that your secrets won’t affect the Order? Won’t affect the others, never mind me? I can’t protect the Order if I don’t know what I’m facing.”I cocked my head curiously. “You obviously have something in. Was fuer ein Tag!Alle hatten gesagt, es sei besser, aus der Stadt zu fliehen. Der Wind war ueber ihr Quartier hinweg gefegt, aber dann war das Wasser gekommen… Eine Menge Leute hatten Reissaus genommen, die gesamte Nachbarschaft war nicht mehr da. Auch Judys Eltern hatten sich in den alten Chevy gesetzt und waren Richtung Texas gefahren. Ihre Mutter hatte Judy angebettelt, mitzukommen, es sei sicherer, den kleinen Supermarkt zu vernageln und darauf zu hoffen, dass alles moeglichst schnell. They do not use our names, they make up other noises that they use instead of our names. They speak to Kitik as “Tow-bee” and to me as “Em-ill-lee.” I do not know why they use these noises; we are not nameless. They do right that they use two sounds for Kitik and three sounds for me, that is the proper way of names. But these are not our names.I think that both of these creatures may be male. They speak to each other as “Jay-sun” and “Mag-gee,” each with two sounds. But perhaps it is that they. Even if he is having an affair I don't want to lose him. He's my other half no matter what happens, the man I have always planned to grow old with.Second, and this makes me wonder if there is something seriously wrong with me, if having an affair is going to make him act as he did tonight, should my biggest concern be stopping it? I mean golly, he hasn't hammered me like that in ages and ages. Maybe I should just be grateful for her starting this spark in him.I know that it's at least as much.