[It’s a talent, making people love and hate him at the same time.]

They’re not lightning fast, but the vines are really tough. That’s how they get you, you stop to cut one vine and by the time you’re done— [Bev takes a step forward,]Wait-wait-wait-wait!

[He’s eyeing the ground too, at the vines hanging out on the ground near him. There’s plenty of talk about the various effects of the plants around Olympia, and one of them is much more famous than the others. He takes a deep breath, teeth gritted into a lopsided smile,]

There might be another way.