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insecure,
Garret did not see that there was any choice. If what Eye of Eagle
had told them was true, then this was the only way. Evie, flushed
and excited, as he'd never seen her in all their life together
certainly believed that these people could be trusted. Why didn't
he?
Eye of Eagle came over and clapped him on the back.
"They're ready to go my friend."
"I want to go with them." No one was more startled
by these words than Garret himself. In fact, he was astonished.
He'd never seen himself as the adventurous type, although, he
supposed he was, else why all those trips to the outside with Evie;
else why was he even here? He wanted to go, that much he could see.
What other way was there to make sure that Southeast got the
producers? Anyway, he wanted to see the world for himself. What
other chance would he ever have? But was it possible? He looked at
Eye of Eagle, who was looking at him with puzzlement.
"You can't go!" Evie said at the same time. Garret
took her by the shoulders and ignored Eye of Eagle, who took the
hint and walked over to the group of other men.
"Evie, listen, how will we know if the producers get
there if I don't go? How will we know if any of what Eagle Eye told
us is true? I have to go. Don't you see?"
"You can't go, Garret. It's simple, it has nothing
to do with what I see or don't see. You can't go because it's too
dangerous. You don't know how to survive out here."
"Evie, what you're saying is true. But I've been out
for hours already with no ill effects. Any effects from the
atmosphere are probably long term." As he spoke, he strode toward
the small caravan preparing to leave.
"It's dangerous, Garret," Evie said, catching up.
"What if you have to fight? You don't know how to fight."
He looked at her but kept walking. "Evie, Evie ... I
have to go. How can I go back to the habitat without ever having
seen what's out there? Don't you understand? I'll never get another
chance like this."
"But if something happened to you ... .I need
you."
"Nothing will happen to me, I promise you."
"I wonder how many men in how many different
circumstances said those very words to their women? How many
millions of men believed those words before they went off to war or
something?" The tears in Evie's eyes flooded their boundaries and
rolled down her cheeks.
"Nothing will happen to me," he repeated, stopping
long enough to draw her close and kiss her wet cheeks. "I promise
you."
"Garret, I love you, and I want you to have
everything you want, but it's just too dangerous. You can't go! If
you insist, then I'm going with you."
"I am going, and you are staying here. You know you
want to. Didn’t you say you wanted to find out everything there is
to know about this place?"
"But not like this! Not with you out there!”
"I'm going, Evie, even though you don't want me to.
I'm sorry. I just have to do it."
Hurt more than she'd ever dreamed was possible, Evie
pulled herself together, spun around, and walked toward the van.
Garret watched as she shut the door behind her, feeling a vast
emptiness explode in his chest. To fill it he called to Eye of
Eagle and told him he was going along.
Eye of Eagle was pleasantly surprised by this turn
of events. He hadn't thought Garret to be much of a man. It
appeared that there was more to him than met the eye. But then,
even though he seemed so weak, didn't that demonstrate his bravery?
How many others of his kind would dare to venture out into the
sunlight as he and the woman had?
He hoped Garret would be all right. Despite the
distance he'd put between himself and the couple while they'd
discussed what Garret wanted to do, Eye of Eagle had heard every
word. When he'd chosen his name, it had been a toss-up between Eye
of Eagle and One Who Hears, since both of these senses were
especially acute in him.
While finishing the preparations, he took Red Deer
aside and told him to take special care that nothing happened to
the stranger. Red Deer assured him that he would look
Garret did not see that there was any choice. If what Eye of Eagle
had told them was true, then this was the only way. Evie, flushed
and excited, as he'd never seen her in all their life together
certainly believed that these people could be trusted. Why didn't
he?
Eye of Eagle came over and clapped him on the back.
"They're ready to go my friend."
"I want to go with them." No one was more startled
by these words than Garret himself. In fact, he was astonished.
He'd never seen himself as the adventurous type, although, he
supposed he was, else why all those trips to the outside with Evie;
else why was he even here? He wanted to go, that much he could see.
What other way was there to make sure that Southeast got the
producers? Anyway, he wanted to see the world for himself. What
other chance would he ever have? But was it possible? He looked at
Eye of Eagle, who was looking at him with puzzlement.
"You can't go!" Evie said at the same time. Garret
took her by the shoulders and ignored Eye of Eagle, who took the
hint and walked over to the group of other men.
"Evie, listen, how will we know if the producers get
there if I don't go? How will we know if any of what Eagle Eye told
us is true? I have to go. Don't you see?"
"You can't go, Garret. It's simple, it has nothing
to do with what I see or don't see. You can't go because it's too
dangerous. You don't know how to survive out here."
"Evie, what you're saying is true. But I've been out
for hours already with no ill effects. Any effects from the
atmosphere are probably long term." As he spoke, he strode toward
the small caravan preparing to leave.
"It's dangerous, Garret," Evie said, catching up.
"What if you have to fight? You don't know how to fight."
He looked at her but kept walking. "Evie, Evie ... I
have to go. How can I go back to the habitat without ever having
seen what's out there? Don't you understand? I'll never get another
chance like this."
"But if something happened to you ... .I need
you."
"Nothing will happen to me, I promise you."
"I wonder how many men in how many different
circumstances said those very words to their women? How many
millions of men believed those words before they went off to war or
something?" The tears in Evie's eyes flooded their boundaries and
rolled down her cheeks.
"Nothing will happen to me," he repeated, stopping
long enough to draw her close and kiss her wet cheeks. "I promise
you."
"Garret, I love you, and I want you to have
everything you want, but it's just too dangerous. You can't go! If
you insist, then I'm going with you."
"I am going, and you are staying here. You know you
want to. Didn’t you say you wanted to find out everything there is
to know about this place?"
"But not like this! Not with you out there!”
"I'm going, Evie, even though you don't want me to.
I'm sorry. I just have to do it."
Hurt more than she'd ever dreamed was possible, Evie
pulled herself together, spun around, and walked toward the van.
Garret watched as she shut the door behind her, feeling a vast
emptiness explode in his chest. To fill it he called to Eye of
Eagle and told him he was going along.
Eye of Eagle was pleasantly surprised by this turn
of events. He hadn't thought Garret to be much of a man. It
appeared that there was more to him than met the eye. But then,
even though he seemed so weak, didn't that demonstrate his bravery?
How many others of his kind would dare to venture out into the
sunlight as he and the woman had?
He hoped Garret would be all right. Despite the
distance he'd put between himself and the couple while they'd
discussed what Garret wanted to do, Eye of Eagle had heard every
word. When he'd chosen his name, it had been a toss-up between Eye
of Eagle and One Who Hears, since both of these senses were
especially acute in him.
While finishing the preparations, he took Red Deer
aside and told him to take special care that nothing happened to
the stranger. Red Deer assured him that he would look
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