You children have created quite a stir in the hunt."
"Why?" asked Amy. "We've outsmarted a few people, but I don't think we're winning." She paused. "Are we?"
"Perhaps not, but you're younger than the rest of us, with fewer resources, no branch to support you, and almost zero knowledge of our family history. Many predicted you wouldn't last a week. Yet here you are, right in the thick of things.
"Why?" asked Amy. "We've outsmarted a few people, but I don't think we're winning." She paused. "Are we?"
"Perhaps not, but you're younger than the rest of us, with fewer resources, no branch to support you, and almost zero knowledge of our family history. Many predicted you wouldn't last a week. Yet here you are, right in the thick of things.
( Gordon Korman )
[ The Emperor's Code ]
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