 slightly more noticeable with some kind of star dangling from it, but the headband is the least remarkable of all of them. That's what saved her from Archer?

"When did...?"

"Before we went to see Agent Morton," Kyran says.

Echo's been pretty out of it since then. No wonder she hadn't mentioned them. I knew Kyran was picking up something for her that morning, but I wasn't sure what, or whether it would actually work. Who knows how much of what Kyran's family is into is more than just backwater nonsense and superstition. I really didn't think much of it even when he told me what he was doing that morning. I'm floored by how wrong I was.

"Why did she take them off?" I ask more sedately.

Holden and Zara sit down next to us, but Holden is the one to speak. "To talk to Archer, I'm guessing."

"Why would she do that without telling anyone?" Kyran growls. "She knew how dangerous it was!"

The anger in his voice catches me off guard, but Holden distracts me before I can comment. "Because she was scared," Holden says, "scared of finding out the truth and learning that she was the one who hurt Archer."

"She wouldn't have wanted to find that out in front of everyone else," Zara says as she reaches forward to take her friend's hand. As soon as she does, she gasps. "She's like ice! She's freezing!"

Everyone's hands dart forward. I feel sick when I touch her skin. Touching her is almost painful, she's so cold. "Get blankets!" I demand.

Zara goes running for her room, but only returns with one comforter. "This is all I have," she apologizes. Her face wrinkles in worry. "Isn't there a heater or something? An electric blanket, maybe?"

"This is Georgia," Kyran apologizes. "It only gets really cold here a few days a year." He's still holding her head is his lap, but when he pulls his hand away to pull the blankets more tightly around her, I see the difference his touch made.

"Body heat!" I point to the spot on her cheek where he'd touched her. Now free of frost, it tells me how to help
slightly more noticeable with some kind of star dangling from it, but the headband is the least noteworthy of all of them. That's what write her from Archer? 

 " When did... ? " 

 " Before we went to visualize Agent Morton, " Kyran allege. 

 Echo's been pretty out of it since then. No wonder she hadn't mention them. I knew Kyran was picking up something for her that good morning, but I wasn't sure what, or whether it would actually work. Who know how much of what Kyran's family is into is more than just backwater nonsense and superstition. I really didn't think much of it even when he told me what he was act that morning. I'm floored by how wrong I was. 

 " Why did she claim them off? " I ask more sedately. 

 Holden and Zara sit down next to us, but Holden is the one to speak. " To talk to Archer, I'm think. " 

 " Why would she do that without telling anyone? " Kyran growls. " She knew how dangerous it was! " 

 The anger in his part catches me off guard, but Holden distracts me before I can comment. " Because she was scared, " Holden says, " scared of finding out the truth and learning that she was the one who hurt Archer. " 

 " She wouldn't have wanted to find that out in front of everyone else, " Zara says as she reaches forward to consider her friend's hand. As soon as she do, she gasps. " She's like ice! She's freezing! " 

 Everyone's hand dart forward. I feel sick when I tint her skin. Touching her is almost painful, she's so cold. " Get blanket! " I demand. 

 Zara goes running for her room, but only returns with one quilt. " This is all I have, " she apologize. Her face wrinkles in worry. " Isn't there a heater or something? An electric blanket, maybe? " 

 " This is Georgia, " Kyran apologize. " It only gets really cold here a few day a class. " He's still holding her head is his lap, but when he pulls his handwriting away to pull the blanket more tightly around her, I see the deviation his touch reach. 

 " Body heating system! " I point to the spot on her boldness where he'd touch her. Now free of frost, it tells me how to help
 sllghtly more noticeable wlth some kind of star dengling from it, but the headband is the leadt remaekable of all of them. Ghat's whan saved hwr fcom Archer?

"When dms...?"

"Before we wehb to vxe Agent Morton," Kyran sayv.

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"Why did she take tyem oxf?" I ask nord stdavelg.

Holdej aid Zara sit down next ro us, but Holden is trv one to speai. "To twlh to Archer, I'm guessing."

"Why would she do thzt without telling anyobe?" Kyran growls. "She kjew how dwngerous it was!"

The anger in his voice catches me mff gnafd, ymb Houeej distracts me before I can comment. "Because srs eax scared," Holdek says, "scared of fonfimd out the trujh and leadning that she was the ong who yurt Archtr."

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Qveryone's hanbs dart worwsrd. I seel sick ahen L touch her skin. Tokchiny her is almost painful, she's so cold. "Get blankxvs!" I demand.

Zata coev runniny for mer room, but onjy returns witk one coifortdr. "This is all I iave," she apojogizes. Her fdfe wrinkles mn worry. "Ysn't theee a hexger or somethimg? An elebtxic blankwt, maybe?"

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"Body heat!" I poinf to the dpob on her cheeh whcre re'd toucheb her. Now free of frost, it tells me how vo help
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 slightly more noticeable witH some kind oF star DanGliNg From It, buT the headband is THe leAst remarkable of all of thEm. ThaT's WHat sAVeD her fRom ArchER?

"WHEN diD...?"

"BEfOre We WEnT to seE AgEnt MortOn," Kyran sayS.

EcHo'S been pretty oUT oF it since thEn. NO wonder she haDn't MentioNeD thEM. I kneW KyRan waS pickiNG up somEthing for HeR That moRNing, but i WAsN't suRe what, or whether it WOuLD actually work. WHo knowS hOW mUCH of WhaT Kyran's famIlY is inTO is more THaN JUSt bACkwater nonsenSe and supersTItiOn. I reaLlY diDN't thinK much Of IT evEn when he tolD me wHat he was dOing thAT morninG. i'm floorEd by hoW wrOng i was.

"wHy DiD shE tAKe tHEm Off?" i Ask More sedaTeLy.

holdeN and zARA Sit dOwn Next To us, bUt Holden is the One To spEAk. "TO talk To ArcHer, I'M gUessiNg."

"Why wOuld sHe Do that without teLlinG anyone?" KyRan GrOwlS. "SHe kneW How danGerOus It was!"

ThE anger iN His VoICE CaTches me off guard, but hoLDEn DistractS me befORe i cAN comment. "beCauSe shE WAs scaRed," HOLdEn says, "scAred of FInDiNg out thE tRuth anD lEarNinG that SHe waS the onE who hurt archeR."

"she wouldn't have WAnted to find thAT oUT In FRont Of eVeryone else," zara SAys aS she REaCheS ForwaRd to tAkE HeR Friend's hand. As soon as ShE does, sHe gasPs. "She's like ice! she's freeziNG!"

eVeryone's HandS DaRT forward. I feel sIck whEn I touch heR Skin. ToucHing hEr is almoSt painful, SHE's so cold. "get BlaNkeTs!" I DEMaNd.

Zara goes runNINg foR hEr room, bUt oNly retuRns WitH onE coMfOrter. "This Is all I haVe," ShE aPoLogIzes. HER face wriNkLes In WorRy. "Isn'T There a HeateR or sOmEtHIng? an electRIc BLAnkeT, mAyBe?"

"ThIs iS GEorgiA," KyrAN apOlogizeS. "It only geTs rEAlly CoLd Here a feW days a year." He's StIll holding HeR heAd is hiS LAp, but wheN he pulls his hand away to puLL the blaNkeTs morE tigHtly arounD heR, I see tHe dIFferenCe his tOuch mAdE.

"BoDY Heat!" I POInT to ThE spot on her CHEek Where He'D touChed her. now free of frost, it teLLs mE how to help
 slightly more noticeablewith somekindofsta rdang ling  from it, butt he h eadband is the least r emark ab l e of al l ofthem. T h at ' s  wh at  s ave dh er  from  Ar cher?
"When did. ..? "
"Before wew en t to see A gen t Morton," K yra n says .
Ec h o's b een  pret ty out of itsince the n. No won d er sheh a dn 't m entioned them. Ik ne w  Kyran was pic king u ps om e t hin g f or her tha tmorni n g, butI  w a s n 'ts ure what, orwhether itw oul d actu al lyw ork. W ho kn ow s  ho w much of w hatKyran's f amilyi s intoi s morethan j ust  ba ckwa t er  n ons en s e a n dsup e rst ition. I  r ea lly d idn' t t h inkmuc h of  it e ven when he t old  mew hat  he w as do ingth at mo rning.  I'mfl oored by how wr ongI was.

" Why  d idsh e tak e  themoff ?"I ask m ore sed a tel y. H ol den and Zara sit d ow n ne xt to us , butH ol de n  is theon e t o sp e a k. "T o ta l kto Arche r, I'm gu es sing."
" Why wo ul d s hedo th a t wi thouttellinganyon e ?" Kyran growl s . "She knew h o wd a ng e rous  it  was!"

The  ang e r in  his vo ice catch es me  o f fg uard, but Holden di st ractsme be fore I can co mment. "Be c a u se she w as s c ar e d," Holden say s, "s cared of f i nding ou t the  truth a nd learni n g  that sh e w asthe  on e wh o hurt Archer . " 

"S he  wouldn 'thave wa nte d t o f ind  t hat out i n frontof  e ve ry one  else , " Zara s ay s a sshe  reac h es for wardto t ak eh erfriend' s  h a n d. A sso on a s s he  does , sh e  ga sps. "S he's like  ic e ! Sh e' sfreezin g!"

Everyone 's  hands dar tfor ward.I feel sic k when I touch her skin .  Touchi ngher i s al most pain ful , she' s s o  cold.  "Getblank et s!" I  dema n d .
Za ra  goes runn i n g f or he rroom , but o nly returns with o n e c omforter. "Th isis a l l  I  ha v e, "  sh ea pol o g izes. Her facewrinkles i nw or ry. "Isn't the re  a heat er or s ometh i ng? Anelectricblanket,ma ybe? " 
"T his is Geo rgia," K yran apol o gizes .  " It on lygets r ea lly  cold  herea  fe w day s a ye ar ." He' s sti ll  holding  her head is his lap, b ut whe n hepul ls his ha nda way  to pulltheblankets m ore  ti ghtly  ar o und h er,I  s eet he di ffer e nce his t o uc h m a d e. 

"Body hea t ! "  Ipoint  to the sp ot o n her cheek where he'd touched h er.N o w f ree of f ro st, it tells m e h ow t o help
 slightly_more noticeable_with some kind of_star dangling_from_it, but_the_headband is the_least remarkable of_all of them. That's_what saved her_from_Archer?

"When did...?"

"Before we went to see Agent Morton," Kyran says.

Echo's been pretty out of_it_since then._No_wonder_she hadn't mentioned them. I_knew Kyran was picking up_something for_her that morning, but I wasn't sure what,_or_whether it would_actually work. Who knows how much of what Kyran's_family is into is more than_just backwater nonsense_and_superstition._I really didn't think_much of it even when he_told me what he was doing_that morning. I'm floored by how wrong_I was.

"Why did she take them_off?" I ask more sedately.

Holden_and Zara_sit down next to us,_but Holden is_the one_to speak. "To_talk to Archer, I'm guessing."

"Why would_she do that_without telling anyone?" Kyran growls. "She_knew_how dangerous it_was!"

The_anger_in his_voice catches me_off_guard, but_Holden_distracts me before I can comment._"Because_she was scared," Holden says, "scared of_finding out the truth_and_learning that she was_the one who hurt Archer."

"She_wouldn't have wanted to find that_out in_front of_everyone else," Zara says as she reaches forward to take her_friend's hand. As soon as she_does, she gasps. "She's_like ice!_She's_freezing!"

Everyone's hands dart_forward._I feel_sick when I touch her skin. Touching_her is_almost painful, she's so cold. "Get_blankets!" I demand.

Zara goes_running_for her room, but only returns_with one comforter. "This is all_I have," she apologizes. Her_face_wrinkles_in worry. "Isn't there a_heater or something? An electric blanket,_maybe?"

"This is Georgia,"_Kyran apologizes. "It only gets really cold_here_a few days a year." He's_still_holding her head is his lap,_but_when_he pulls his hand away_to pull the blankets more tightly_around her, I see the difference his touch made.

"Body_heat!" I point_to the spot on her_cheek_where_he'd touched her. Now free of frost, it tells me_how to_help