" If he can't get to the clock, any idea how we deal with this lot?" " With great care," Donegan suggested." How about we run off shout and they follow?" Said Gracious. " Then, just when they think they've caught us they fall into our trap." " OK," said Tanith. " And that trap would be?" " A big hole we'd dug earlier and covered with branches.'Tanith frowned. " I thought you were meant to be smart." Gracious frowned back at her. " Who told you that?" " Gracious is book smart," said Donegan. " He leaves the real world thinking to people like you and me and small dogs that he meets." " The innocent are often the wisest. "