Chapter 43
Mica huffs and, behind her, Randy winces. Wes doesn’t know when they showed up—yes, he’s that tired—but now they’re all here. “How can people judge without including their experiences?”
“And how can people figure out their ideals and values, if they don’t weigh the world around them?” Randy asks. He sneaks an apologetic look to Ollie. Apparently, Randy just realized that his anger at the thought of sacrifices was directed at the wrong person.
Old Man nods, smiles happily for whatever reason, and opens his mouth.
“A summary would be that you know about the sacrifices and you want something,” Ollie interrupts what threatens to become a philosophical conversation. As far as Wes is concerned, Ollie is right to do so. Such conversations are fine when there’s time for them, but that’s not the case now. “Talk.”