A Legend of Starfire by Marissa Burt

Author:Marissa Burt
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2016-09-21T04:00:00+00:00

FIFTEEN

Say, say, what shall I say?

The cat came out, he wants to play.

Do, do, what shall I do?

The cat will bite him quite in two.

Winter burst into the room while Auspex was still making preparations to leave. “We all are in danger.” She paused only a moment to catch her breath, but her sentences still came out in choppy bursts. “I just heard from my informants. Yesterday’s rally was reported. Boggen’s henchmen are on their way here even as we speak.” She looked at Wren before grabbing a stack of papers off a crowded desk in the corner and shoving them into a bag. “They have specific orders to take into custody a girl with your description.”

Auspex looked at her curiously. “Boggen knows what you look like?”

“He knows.” Wren shared a panicky glance with Simon. “We have to get out of here.”

“Of course,” Auspex said, moving with fluid grace to gather his own pack. “Boggen’s men will not track us where we are going.”

“Good,” Winter said, shutting her bag with a snap. “You take the children. I will remain here. Every neighborhood deserves to hear the truth about Boggen’s research no matter the cost. We must act now,” she said fervently. “Before Boggen can gather his strength and shut us down. If we can’t hold rallies, we’ll get the information out some other way.”

“I’ll stay, too,” Vulcan said in a firm voice, and when Winter seemed about to protest, he cut her off. “I can help! The other Scavengers, too. We know every rooftop in the city and are welcomed by law in every marketplace. If you need to get information to people, we’re your crew.” He looked determined. “Most of us have had family members disappear in the last few years.” He clenched his jaw. “Now we know why.”

There was a pounding on the door, and the sound of harsh voices demanding entrance.

“They’re here!” Winter shot a wide-eyed glance at Auspex. “The back door!”

But before they reached it, they could hear Boggen’s soldiers banging on it as well. Wren reached for Simon’s hand. They were trapped.

“Is there a rooftop exit?” Vulcan asked, and no sooner had he said the words than Winter was leading the way up a crooked stairwell to a narrow area crowded with chimney pipes. From far below, they heard the sound of breaking glass as the soldiers began to force their way in.

“We part ways here,” Auspex said, scanning the rooftops that sprawled in front of them. “The city wall is not far, and you two must go in the opposite direction. Courage and Honor.”

“Courage and Honor,” Winter said to Auspex, and gave Wren and Simon a salute before turning to go. Vulcan paused in front of Wren, hesitating, but then Winter hissed at him over her shoulder. “If you’re coming with me, Scavenger, you come now.”

And with a quick smile, Vulcan was gone. The tiny flash of disappointment Wren felt soon disappeared in the face of the daunting task of following Auspex over the rooftops.

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