“What do we do?” Their eyes asked each other. For a minute, Judas and Zooey didn’t dare move.

“Where are we going?” Judas asked as she trudged down the mountain alongside Zooey.
“They used to tell us to follow the river downstream.” He answered.
“You still trust the monks? They told us our gift would always protect us. They were wrong, Zooey.”
“Judas, you can’t possibly believe that just because we’re ‘special’, that we will never be hurt!” Zooey stopped to yell at her.
“They promised us we would never get hurt!” She matched his anger.
“They didn’t have the right to promise that.” He said quietly. “But, they’ve taken care of us, and I’m going to trust them. And, I’m going to see if… they’re still alive.”