A pained expression came over Snake's face, and he shook his head not in denial but bewilderment. Suddenly he got up from the table, and ran from the room. Urson looked at the others. "Now don't tell me I hurt his feelings by asking."
"You didn't," said Iimmi, "but I may have. I keep on forgetting that he can read minds."
"What do you mean?" Urson asked.
"Just when you asked him that, a lot of things came together in my mind that would be pretty vicious for him if any of it were true."
"Huh?" asked Urson.
"I think I know what you mean," said Geo.
"I still—"
"It means that he is a spy," explained Iimmi, "and among other things, he was probably lying about the radio back at the city. And that cost Geo his arm."
"Why the—" began Urson, and then looked down the hall where Snake had disappeared.
They didn't eat much more. When they got up, Urson felt sleepy and was shown back to his room.