Max: Max's smile faded and she was suddenly very interested in her mary janes. "No no, I, er, wouldn't want to trouble you............any further than I already have. I can, uh, figure out the work later on my own. Anyway, there's probably other people who would be more deserving and more needing of your help," she said to Alex. Inside, she was worried about River. She knew River would be loyal to her, and would keep her promise of keeping her secret. That was not the problem. The problem was, Max was beginning to suspect everyone else didn't trust her like River did. The girl was paranoid that people were beginning to question her, and if people were questioning Max aloud or in private, she did not know how long either of them could operate in secrecy.
Daniel: Daniel blinked. Something didn't seem right about all this. He couldn't describe it, he just felt it all seemed odd. Max's shoulder cut. Max's distance from everyone. Max making trouble in class. Max disappearing on them. How tired she and River seemed this morning. The millions of sides Max has gone through today. The awkwardness between Toby and Max. He knew they led strange lives, they were at a boarding school for teenagers with powers, but there was something deeper happening here that Daniel just couldn't put his finger on. He wore a skeptical look as these thoughts ran through his head.
