“Hey, guys,” Thorin offered cheerfully, as his fair skin slowly turned a bright red.
“What are you doing back?” Spiritual Sam asked.
“Popular demand, I guess,” he said lifting his shoulders.
“That’s funny. Because Brad was just telling us how you died,” Gray said smugly.
“Died?”
“Yeah. He was saying how everyone who got eliminated died. On the dock, wasn’t it?” Gray asked Brad to no reply.
“No! Why would you think that?” Thorin asked Brad, distressed.
I jumped in. “Because Brad and I watched Freddy die. And before that, I saw Ian and Kurt die.”
Thorin looked at me and then flashed me his awkward smile. “You were the one that made us follow you to the dock on the first night, right? Yeah, I was thinking about that when I was waiting for the boat. But no, everything was fine. The boa
