pity this lot had tried to kill mason , she might have actually grown to like them at some point . the creature looks calm and at ease . it was not a good sign to be talking about homework in the first five minutes of the first day of class . i 'm not even going to see seth . how far was it to the river ? she said nothing to him for a few moments , not knowing how to begin this conversation . her society knew well exactly how dangerous the condition was . 