"Achilles, am I really allowed no hints about where we're going?"

I hummed in affirmation. "It's supposed to be a surprise, and surprises mean no hints."

She pouted and pulled her head away from the car window. "I'm just curious. All you said was that we're going out of the city for dinner, but it doesn't seem like there would be any place to eat at out here..."

I guess I shouldn't have expected to be able to fool her for long after driving on a small road through a dense ...