Trance hadn't left. Harper was irritated, but he was also worried. Beka was late. This couldn't be good. "Where is she?"
"What Harper?"
"Oh, nothing."
It's not nothing. I think you'd better start talking."
"She was supposed to be back by now and she's not."
"All right. I want the whole story."
"Okay.
Well, Beka found a map to where the treasure was supposed to be. It was in the
Thans Heart. She showed it to me. It was like it was meant to be, you know,
after all that trouble to get it and all those switches. Anyways, we decided to
go for it.
Except, Beka knows Dylan's never going to go for a treasure hunt and she really
wants it."
"So, that's where you came in." Trance supplied.
"Yeah. We planned it out, how long it would take, and everything. The map was very good. I knew what my job was. She went off to get it and I've been covering up and making excuses for her being gone. it was only going to be a few days, that's all."
"Well, obviously, something went wrong. Come with me." She jerked him by the ear.
"Owwwww! Where are we going? To talk to Dylan. You're going to tell him what you told me. I mean it."