and Pallas can?t tell me what to do. If I want you to train me, then
why shouldn?t I get what I want??
?Um . . . maybe leave my family to me,? Lucas said goodnaturedly,
and Helen decided to let the subject drop. ?Come on, we
need to go back. I don?t like having you out in the open like this.?
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?Everything is so close,? Helen said as they hovered over the Delos
lawn, still in awe over how fast and simple it was for her to get
from one end of the island to the other. ?Don?t you ever get sick of
being stuck over Nantucket??
?I would if I was stuck,? he said wryly as they touched down in
the backyard, ?but I just went to New York the other day.?
?You did! For what??
?Bagels. There?s this place out in Brooklyn that I love. It only
takes me ten minutes at subsonic to get there.?
Helen stopped dead when she realized what that meant.
?You mean, any day at school, you and I can just fly to Boston
and eat our lunches in Harvard Square and then be back in time
for fifth period??
?Sure,? he said with a shrug. ?I want you to get a few more weeks
of experience before we go off island, but soon you?ll be strong
enough to go everywhere with me.?
?I want to see the statues on Easter Island! And Machu Picchu!
And the Great Wall of China!? Helen exclaimed, practically hysterical
with excitement.
She started bouncing up and down on the balls of her feet as they
walked toward the house. Lucas grabbed her hands.
?We?ll need to wait a bit before we go overseas. You can barely
stay in the air as it is and it?s harder to navigate with no point of
reference, plus oceanic air currents can be a nightmare.?