Egypt Invaded Summary

After proper reverence in front of the gods Set and Isis, the children fall naturally back into their game. April decides the next move is to appease the angry gods for not being in Egypt for a long time. Further, April decides that a bloody sacrifice must be made in order to appease their gods.

The bloody sacrifice part is what scares the willies out of Marshall. April suggests that the four of them come forward and touch the crocodile stone in order to determine what they believe should be the proper sacrifice. Elizabeth's idea is to puncture fingertips with a needle and write Set a letter in their own blood. That suggestion, although a good one, is dismissed because no one has a needle.

April comes up with another idea. The sacrifice should include something dear to them. She looks...