the bravest thing I?ve ever seen.?
That?s because you couldn?t see yourself, Helen thought.
Cassandra looked down at Lucas who was still in shock over what
he?d done. She put a hand on his shoulder and shook it until he
looked up at her.
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?Let?s go inside and check on Hector,? she said as she helped her
brother off his knees.
Helen still felt shaky with adrenaline. Walking back to the house
next to Lucas, she wished he would take her hand like he used to,
but then scolded herself for even thinking that. She sped up and
walked in front of him so she wouldn?t be tempted to feel sorry for
herself.
All of them sat down at the kitchen table to hash out the new discovery,
but no one had any answers. They asked Helen if she could
ever remember a time when she had been wounded by a knife, but
Helen?s childhood was remarkably violence free, especially for a
Scion. She couldn?t remember ever getting anything bigger than a
paper cut. That sparked a philosophical debate on what qualified
as a weapon?if paper could cut her but a spear couldn?t, could you
make a spear out of paper and kill her?
?Is a fork a weapon?? Jason asked, gesturing to one sitting on the
counter. Ariadne shrugged and stabbed Helen in the shoulder with
it, and it squished up like a soggy ice-cream cone on contact.
?Guess so,? said Ariadne. ?Maybe a spoon?? She turned to find
one.
?Could you stop that, please?? Lucas said with a wince. ?Eventually,
we?re going to find something that actually can hurt her.
Maybe even kill her. I think we should hold off on the experiments
until we figure out why she?s like this.?