Gideon's Spear by Darby Karchut

Author:Darby Karchut
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Gideon’s Spear
ISBN: 9781937053956
Publisher: Spencer Hill Press
Published: 2014-08-28T04:00:00+00:00

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Lounging on the top step of the porch in the morning sun, Finn glanced across the yard through the gate as the Steels’ garage door rumbled open. Half-hidden by wall and hedge, Finn watched covertly as Mr. Steel drove away. As the man disappeared down the street, another vehicle turned the corner.

Finn craned his neck. He brightened when a familiar red Jeep with a mangled bumper and two figures in the front seat drew nearer. Jumping off the steps, he trotted through the gate and around to the driveway, meeting the vehicle as it pulled in behind Gideon’s truck with a crunch of gravel. Its engine gulped, then died.

“Top of the morning to ye, lad,” Mac Roth boomed as he stepped out. “Were ye expecting us, then?”

“Actually, I was waiting for Rafe and Savannah. Hey, Lochlan,” he said when the other apprentice walked around the front of the vehicle, his movements slow and stiff. “How’s your second week of training treating you?”

“As the old saying goes, like a baby treats its diaper…well, you know the rest.” Lochlan’s grin turned into a frown of confusion at Mac Roth’s expression. “What? I’m just saying—”

“Ye’re always just saying something.” He shook his head. “Finn, is yer master home?”

“Yeah, he’s getting some stuff ready.”

They turned around at the sound of a car starting up. Dr. Steel’s Volvo station wagon backed down their driveway. Spotting the trio, she pulled over and powered down the window.

“Good morning, Finn,” she called, her smile warm.

“Hi, Mrs. Steel.” Remembering his manners, he gestured toward the Knight. “Uh, this is Mac Roth, an old friend of Gideon’s.”

Strutting like a supersized rooster, Mac Roth stepped closer. “‘Tis an honor to meet ye, madam.” He jerked his chin over a shoulder. “The fair-haired one is mine. Lochlan, come show off yer pretty manners.”

She started to speak, then paused, her smile dimming as she peered intently at the flash of gold around Mac Roth’s throat. When Lochlan and Finn joined the Knight, she studied their faces and gave a little laugh. “How odd. You all have the exact same shade of blue eyes. It reminds me of…” She shook her head, her voice trailing off.

“Reminds you of what?” Lochlan blurted out. As usual.

“Oh, just someone I know in South Africa.” She glanced down at the bing-bing of her cell phone. “I better go. It was nice to meet all of you. Finn.” With a wave of a slender hand, she drove away.

Mac Roth stared after her. “Now that, me boyos, is a fine lady.”

“She’s married, you know,” Finn pointed out.

“Aye, but I can appreciate the art without owning the museum.”

Finn looked at Lochlan in confusion. Lochlan shrugged. “I don’t think I want to know.”

“Hey, Finn.” A voice called from across the street. “Is the coast clear?”

The Knight and the apprentices turned around. Savannah stood on the far sidewalk. The morning sun cast her face in shadow, but created a dusky halo around her head. Dressed in jean shorts cuffed at the

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