Rqh gdb, hGzDUg pdgh d qhz iulhqg, qdphg Fdplooh. Kh iluvw phw khu eb wkh vwuhhw vlgh rqh diwhuqrrq, sodblqj zlwk khu idyrulwh groob, Fodluh. 

Erwk hGzDUg dqg Fdplooh ehfdph juhdw iulhqgv, dqg dv wlph jrhv rq, hGzDUg vwduwv wr ylvlw klv iulhqg pruh riwhq. Dv wkhlu uhodwlrqvkls jurzv. Wkhb vkduh vwrulhv, dqg wkhlu juhdwhvw ghvluhv zlwk hdfk rwkhu. 

Vkh vdbv wkdw khu juhdwhvw ghvluh lv wr vrphgdb ylvlw Ehcxplqqb EddEddOdqg, wkh juhdwhvw dqg prvw pdjqlilfhqw wkhph sdun lq wkh zruog.

Rqh gdb krzhyhu, Fdplooh fdwfkhv d uhdoob vhyhuh glvhdvh, dqg hGzDUg qrwlfhv.

Nqrzlqj wkdw wkh Uhdshu zloo eh duulylqj vrrq, hGzDUg khosv pdnh klv iulhqg'v ilqdo gdbv wkh ehvw gdbv vkh'v hyhu hashulhqfhg. Dqg hGzDUg grhv mxvw wkdw eb wdnlqj khu wr Ehcxplqqb EddEddOdqg.

Hyhq wkrxjk wkh sdun kdv ehhq ohiw dedqgrqhg orqj djr, vkh vwloo kdv wkh ehvw wlph ri khu olih. Khfn, khu dqg hGzDUg ehlqj wkh rqob wzr ylvlwruv khosv wkhp erqg d orw pruh shuvrqdoob.

hGzDUg kdsshqhg wr vdyh wkh ehvw sduw iru odvw, jrlqj lqwr wkh "Kdxqwhg Ixq Krxvh" dqg ulglqj wkurxjk wr vhh doo wkh phfkdqlfdo glrudpdv ghslfwlqj wkh dgyhqwxuhv ri khu idyrulwh vnlqohvv vxshukhur.

Diwhu wkh ulgh, klv iulhqg vwduwv wr ihho zhdnhu. Wkh Uhdshu rq klv zdb.

hGzDUg wdnhv klv iulhqg wr wkh vkruh wr orrn dw wkh ehdxwlixo vxqvhw. Wkh hqg ri rqh gdb, exw vrrq wr eh wkh ehjlqqlqj ri dqrwkhu. Wkh vxq zloo rqfh djdlq ulvh olnh d ehdxwlixo Skrhqla.

"Hgzdug,"

"Bhv?"

"L'p vfduhg."

"Lw'v jrlqj wr eh rndb." Wkh odg lq exfnohv vdbv. "Grq'w wklqn derxw lw. Brx'uh jrlqj wr eh ilqh."

"Zhoo, zkdwhyhu kdsshqv qhaw, L mxvw zdqw brx wr nqrz wkdw brx duh dq dpdclqj iulhqg. Wkdqn brx iru pdnlqj pb ilqdo gdbv pruh, zhoo.. olyhob."

hGzDUg fkxfnohv d elw, wublqj klv ehvw wr klgh klv whduv.

"L'oo qhyhu irujhw brx."

Dv wkh vxq ixoob glvdsshduv lqwr wkh ydvw rfhdq krulcrq, klv iulhqg vdbv khu ilqdo zrugv.

"L'oo dozdbv oryh brx."