Crossroads by Honor Raconteur

Author:Honor Raconteur [Raconteur, Honor]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Raconteur House
Published: 2019-03-14T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

Denny didn’t know what to make of these flying devices. The way her hosts spoke of them, so casually, inclined her to think it was as normal a method of travel on this world as a boat would be. It certainly looked boat-ish, with wings attached, although it had a glass canopy over the top of it. Likely to keep the weather out. She had never been the sort to be nervous about heights, and since a prince and princess used it, it had to be safe. Still, her nerves stretched taut enough to vibrate under her skin as she climbed carefully inside.

What stopped her in the entrance was Pyper and Pete, not sure what to do with them. They didn’t know this area and she didn’t think it was allowable to try and take them with her on a shopping trip. Finally, she ordered, “Go sit with Grae.”

Agreeable to this, the dogs dashed off to find the Pathmaker.

With that sorted, she fully entered the flying ship. This vessel was indeed meant to hold several people, as there were built-in benches along the sides large enough to hold perhaps a dozen. Sarsen moved immediately to the front, where a ship’s steering wheel stood, and the prince and princess went about the vessel escorting people to different seats and trying to relax any fears. Denny took the seat she was waved into with a timid smile, perching almost on the edge of it.

Leaning into Rune’s side, Denny mentioned quietly, “For all that they’re royalty, they’re very down-to-earth people, aren’t they?”

“Surprisingly so,” Rune agreed sotto voice. “I wasn’t sure what to imagine, but it wasn’t this.”

Sarsen turned in his chair, looked around and nodded in satisfaction to see everyone seated. “Bel, get the door. Alright, it’s a short enough ride, we’ll only be in the air about ten minutes. But it’ll give you a taste of what flying’s like.”

And likely who wouldn’t be comfortable with it. Denny kept that thought to herself.

The vessel hummed with glowing magic, much like a path would, although of different colors. Then it smoothly lifted up with only one small bump as it left the ground. It was such an easy transition that it put to rest the butterflies in her stomach. Or did until Denny turned and looked down at the ground becoming smaller and smaller in her vision. Oh my. That was…much higher up than she’d imagined.

A warm hand found hers, and she gripped Rune’s hand tightly, but she wasn’t really afraid. This was exhilarating, truly. The trees looked like toothpicks from this height, and she could see the vast stretch of a primeval forest behind Big as far as the eye could see. “It’s beautiful.”

“It is,” Sylvie agreed and then groaned. “Oh, if only we could capture this moment, we’d make so much money. Beirly. You have to figure out how we can make this flying vessel at home.”

Beirly was already rubbing his hands together, looking about the vessel with transparent avarice. “Oh trust me, I will.

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