Geo reached for a knife. For a moment there was silence at the table as the nub of the arm jutted over food. "I guess I just have to learn," he said after the pause.
Halfway through the meal, Urson said, "What about the jewels? Did the Priestess take them from you?"
"They came off in the water," said Iimmi.
Geo nodded corroboration.
"Well, now we really have a problem," said Urson. "Here we are, at a temple of Argo's where we could return the jewels and maybe even get back to the Priestess on the ship, and out of the silly mess, and the jewels are gone."
"I guess that also means our river friends are working for Hama," said Geo.
"Well," Iimmi said, "Hama's got his jewel then, and we're out of the way. Perhaps he delivered us into Argo's hands as a reward for bringing them this far?"
"Since we would have died anyway," said Geo, "I guess he was doing us a favor."
"And you know what that means," Iimmi said, looking at Snake now.
"Huh?" asked Urson. Then he said, "Oh, let the boy speak for himself. All right, Four Arms, are you or are you not a spy for Hama?"