Chapter 29

           Thomasdidn’tstopuntilthevoicehadgoneforgood.

           Itshockedhimwhenherealizedhe’dbeenrunningforalmostanhourtheshadowsofthewallsranlongtowardtheeast,andsoonthesunwouldsetforthenightandtheDoorswouldclose.Hehadtogetback.Itonlyperipherallyhithimthenthatwithoutthinkinghe’drecognizedthedirectionandthetime.Thathisinstinctswerestrong.

           Hehadtogetback.

           Buthedidn’tknowifhecouldfaceheragain.Thevoiceinhishead.Thestrangethingsshe’dsaid.

           Hehadnochoice.Denyingthetruthwouldsolvenothing.Andasbadasweirdastheinvasionofhismindhadbeen,itbeatanotherdatewiththeGrieversanyday.

           AsherantowardtheGlade,helearnedalotabouthimself.Withoutmeaningtoorrealizingit,he’dpicturedinhismindhisexactroutethroughtheMazeasheescapedthevoice.Notoncedidhefalteronhisreturn,turningleftandrightandrunningdownlongcorridorsinreverseofthewayhehadcome.Heknewwhatitmeant.

           Minhohadbeenright.Soon,ThomaswouldbethebestRunner.

           Thesecondthinghelearnedabouthimself,asifthenightintheMazehadn’tproveditalready,wasthathisbodywasinperfectshape.Justadayearlierhe’dbeenattheendofhisstrengthandsorefromtoptobottom.He’drecoveredquickly,andrannowwithalmostnoeffort,despitenearingtheendofhissecondhourofrunning.Itdidn’ttakeamathgeniustocalculatethathisspeedandtimecombinedmeanthe’drunroughlyhalfamarathonbythetimehereturnedtotheGlade.

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