Flashback ( PDFDrive )

Maybe he thinks he can.
Is he even near the gate?
Not yet—and I think I should hit the button before he is.
Sophie bit her lip. I get why you’re worried, but . . . maybe wait a
LITTLE longer—just to be sure.
Why do I have to be sure? It’s ALVAR—and it’s not like hitting the
button is going to kill him.
No. But . . . it sounds pretty painful. And . . . it just doesn’t seem like
something you should do without having a good reason.
I have a good reason!
“What’s going on?” Keefe whispered to Sophie. “Your mood’s
spiking all over the place.”
She rubbed her temples. “Fitz is freaking out because Alvar’s
tracker shows he’s moving around Everglen, and he thinks that means
Alvar’s trying to escape—but . . . Alvar’s not even near the gate.
And . . . I just don’t see him being that foolish. He knows how much
security is in place. And he knows the Council—and his parents—are
totally on his side right now, so I don’t see why he’d take that risk. But
Fitz wants to take him out with the Warden, and . . . maybe I’m a
wimp, but . . . I think he should wait a little longer—at least until we
have more proof.”
“You’re not a wimp,” Keefe told her. “Fitz is zap-happy.”
“He is,” she agreed, relieved someone understood why she was
hesitating.
But when she told Fitz that Keefe also thought he should wait,
Fitz’s mental voice sharpened.
Well THAT’S convenient.
What is? she asked.