WHEN ETHAN RETURNED to the clifftop meeting, it didn’t seem to have moved on from where it had been when he left. The same people were repeating the same arguments. No side was willing to back down or even listen to anyone else. The only difference was that the mood had grown even more argumentative. If things were to continue in the same way, the debate could soon turn into a brawl.
“Hey,” he shouted, raising his hands. “Hey!” He jumped up and down, waving the crowd to silence.
The Gens turned to him and gradually the noisy discussions subsided.
“Have we heard any more news on what the Woken have said or done?” Ethan asked.
“They haven’t done anything yet,” someone replied. “Least ways, that we know of. Just been asking awkward questions.”
“And the people in the settlement have been
