progress from today, done with chapter 12

book-1/12.tex

@@ -251,4 +251,74 @@ And apparently none of you want to know what it was.''
 
 ``Knowing is dangerous'', answered Katt.
 It came as quickly as a lifelong memorized reflex,
-a litany that she automatically recited
+a litany that she automatically recited without thinking about it for a fraction of a second.
+``And useless.
+What do you get from knowing what happened before?''
+
+Andrew started to formulate a sharply-worded answer,
+but he let it go.
+It didn't make sense to argue with Katt.
+He kept silent.
+
+``Maybe Rex and the others are right'', said Katt.
+
+``Right?
+About what?''
+
+``They say that you're dangerous to us.''
+
+``Yeah, maybe'', Andrew said with a shrug.
+``But you don't have to worry.
+I won't be here long enough to actually be dangerous for you.''
+
+Katt wrinkled her brow.
+``What do you mean?''
+
+``Just like I said'', answered Andrew.
+``I'm definitely not staying here.''
+
+``Nonsense'', Katt rebutted.
+``Nobody leaves from here.''
+
+``Has anyone ever tried it?''
+
+``A couple'', answered Katt.
+``They all died.
+Nobody gets over the mountains.''
+
+``I can'', Andrew insisted.
+Katt wanted to talk back again,
+but this time Andrew's quick and slightly louder tone cut her off
+--- even though he felt like he shouldn't say it.
+``I'm not just anyone, you know?
+I mean:
+I'm neither extraordinarily important nor famous or irreplaceable.
+But my father is a very influential man and is also filthy rich.
+He noticed a long time ago that our plane hasn't arrived like it was planned,
+and he will move heaven and earth to find me.''
+With a snide noise he motioned towards the black mountains that loomed over the roofs of the city
+like gigantic stone prison guards.
+``Those mountains would have to reach all the way to the moon.
+I'll bet it won't even take three days before he finds me.''
+
+``Are you sure?', asked Katt.
+
+Something in the way that she asked that irritated Andrew.
+Maybe it would have scared him if he would have let her.
+He still nodded.
+
+``You had the sickness,
+Andrew.'', Katt said after a couple seconds.
+It was still in the same empathetic tone that was making him more and more uncomfortable.
+
+``And?''
+
+``You had a heavy fever'', Katt continued.
+``We all thought that you would die,
+but you made it.''
+
+Andrew stared at her.
+His heart started beating.
+``How long \dots did I sleep?'', he asked hesitantly.
+
+``Ten days'', answered Katt.

book-1/all.tex

@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@
 	\addtocontents{toc}{\protect\setcounter{tocdepth}{-1}}
 \input{book-1/11}
 \input{book-1/12}
+\input{book-1/13}