Laurent's attitude had relaxed a little, since they began this. Not by much, in fairness, but enough that he seemed cold rather than irritable. Gansey could live with cold, particularly when it came hand in hand with intelligence.
And it still made for a far better distraction than a pile of books he couldn't read. He managed to keep smiling.
"Two months, more or less," he said, and then inclined his head towards the window. "Not that there's actually a moon we can see, but that's my guess. My friends have been here for longer."
Some of them, anyway. Noah, Adam and Ronan. Not Blue.
He couldn't allow his thoughts to spread to Blue. By sheer force of will, he pushed that thought down and locked it away. No. He would concentrate on Laurent. That was far easier.
"When they came, there were only two gods. Now there are four. When I spoke to Hope, he said he wanted to bring back the others, but lacks the strength to do so. That's why he needs us. He's also the one who provides the food we can find here, and the clothes. Probably the air and light, too. There's no other obvious place it comes from, after all."
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And it still made for a far better distraction than a pile of books he couldn't read. He managed to keep smiling.
"Two months, more or less," he said, and then inclined his head towards the window. "Not that there's actually a moon we can see, but that's my guess. My friends have been here for longer."
Some of them, anyway. Noah, Adam and Ronan. Not Blue.
He couldn't allow his thoughts to spread to Blue. By sheer force of will, he pushed that thought down and locked it away. No. He would concentrate on Laurent. That was far easier.
"When they came, there were only two gods. Now there are four. When I spoke to Hope, he said he wanted to bring back the others, but lacks the strength to do so. That's why he needs us. He's also the one who provides the food we can find here, and the clothes. Probably the air and light, too. There's no other obvious place it comes from, after all."