“That night, on the path, there were these…things, with many legs…like, monsters.” A few freshman drifted by, making Kane aware of how strange this sounded. Ursula watched the freshman, as though keeping track of who had overheard. Kane lowered his voice. “And after you saved me from them, and I mentioned Maxine—” Ursula cut him off. “I didn’t save you from anything. I was out for a run. I run outside all the time. I’m very sporty.” This was clearly a rehearsed explanation. Kane was right; she was a terrible liar. She went on. “We can discuss what you think you saw later. Not here. And if you
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