!st impressions of Thomas who can move things with his mind

Thomas carried two bowls to the pot and spooned a

little of the stew into each. He began to speak to Sara and

James as he did so, deliberately slowing his movements.

“Who are you, and how do you happen to be all the

way out here by yourselves?” he asked as he dribbled some

more of the stew into the bowls with his work-roughened

hands. He moved rather gracefully for a large boy;

Sara estimated that he had to be close to six feet tall. She

guessed his age to be around sixteen or seventeen at the

most, and he looked strong, like he was used to a lot of

physical activity. He looked like an average farm boy, or

what she imagined one should look like.