Chasing Down Glory: The Outrider Legion: Book Two by Christopher Pepper

Author:Christopher Pepper [Pepper, Christopher]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-03-19T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Edda sat with Nerthus at their inn, an untouched mug of hale next to the plate of cold meat and beans in front of her. Although it was the lunch hour, the Steel Bells was all but deserted. Despite the lack of patronage, Nerthus was adamant that they make themselves visible for the rest of the day, which neither one of them was really happy about. It meant a day wasted indoors, sitting there growing bored pretending to be people they were not. She wanted to be out there, tearing up the city for Sailey and Carpey. If everything had gone according the plan the previous night, they would all be on their way back to Tethis that morning. But they were sent to Bellkeep to rescue to agents, and though they found them, they had lost two more in the process. Edda couldn't let that stand without searching, and she knew Nerthus couldn't either. She shuddered as her thoughts went to Acorn, half cocooned in that frozen meat locker, surrounded by dozens of others. They couldn't leave without trying to save Carpey and Sailey from that same fate.

The one thing she had to look forward to was Lord Titus’s party in the early evening. She had a growing sense that they would get some answers in the local lord’s private estate. Egveny had told them that morning that even though the network of wards throughout Bellkeep were gone, there were still some spots within the city that Egveny couldn't use his magical touch on, with Lord Titus’ mansion being the largest of them. Whatever deals or machinations the man was part of, he was going through great lengths to avoid any sort of attention.

They sat at the same table in the common room as they had the morning before, still flying the Consortium flag, but so far no one had approached them. Clyde and Egveny went for their own morning stroll to ascertain the mood of the city, and Egveny seemed incredibly excited to get out in the city now that he could use his full magical abilities.

“You watch. Magical exploration and technique is my forte,” he had told them that morning. “Now that I have a free hand, the methodologies used by our unseen foe will be quite exposed to me. I’ll have this whole mess sorted out before supper.” And with that, he donned his foolish tri-corner hat and left with Clyde. That had been almost four hours ago.

Nerthus did her best to make small talk, or discuss what happened the night before in a roundabout way, but Edda didn’t hear her. Despite recent events, and their upcoming visit to Lord Titus, her mind was firmly set on one moment from the day before.

We could never get the flavors right in the kitchen back home.

Those words had haunted Edda all throughout the previous day and into this one. They chased her while she caused a distraction in the market. They echoed in her mind during the scuffle in the alleyway.

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