Dual Heritage: A FireWall Story by Mark Johnson

Author:Mark Johnson [Johnson, Mark]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Prophecy Press

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Tummil shouldered his unwieldy bag and carried it up the steps to Reeta’s apartment. Their apartment. The previous day, he’d helped Reeta’s best friend move out.

The most annoying thing about moving in with someone was the pretending. Pretending he’d moved back home with his parents like a student, and having to pick up all his mail from their place. Pretending that he wasn’t living with Reeta, but just staying overnight. Every night.

That way, the building manager didn’t mind. The only problem would be if either of their grandmothers found out; even if both Tummil and Reeta’s mothers had both moved in with their fathers at their age.

Why was it worse when children repeated their parents’ harmless actions? Gods Above, both their mothers had loudly disapproved when they’d announced their intention to move in together.

‘But you’re an Inspector!’ Tummil’s mother had hissed, the night before Reeta’s mother had slapped the table and shrieked ‘But you’re a teacher!’ Both their fathers had sat back and chuckled.

He walked through the door. “You’d think our parents would like each other more,” he said for at least the hundredth time as he lowered the bag to their living room floor. “Not blame each other for their children trampling all over Ceneph’s grave.”

“It’d probably be worse if they ever saw this,” Reeta muttered, holding the flat, rectangular object at arm’s length.

“I just realized I needed… a machete,” Tummil said.

“No one needs a machete. An expensive, metal machete.”

“I’ll let you take it to work if you need it. Keep the kids in line, and all.”

Reeta rolled her eyes.

“And when we have kids, we can use it on them.”

Reeta turned her head away as she smiled. “Come have lunch, grave-trampler.” She knew why he’d bought it. Worst of all, she seemed to approve, despite her protests.

He looked up from his sandwich. “How do you get Royals to approach you? If I go through the public petition system, there’s every chance I’d run into the same bent Royals who are running the Seeker chapterhouses. And then we’d be in trouble.”

Reeta finished her mouthful and took a sip of water. “If you’re investigating what Saarg was chasing, go to the places she went that the Royals know about. If the Royals are playing politics with each other, the side we’re trying to contact who didn’t get involved with the underground chamber will be looking for clues.”

“You reckon they’re still watching?”

“If rogue Royals performed abductions, mind-wipes and built that underground strangeness, you can bet the ones we’re trying to find will be watching where all this stuff happened.”

Tummil took another bite. “Then it looks like I’m going to have some late nights, sweetie.”

“You’ll still have to do the dishes, darling.”

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