Landfall (The Reach, Book 2) by Mark R. Healy

Author:Mark R. Healy [Healy, Mark R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2015-10-02T04:00:00+00:00

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Knile led Talia and Roman along the street as they closed in on the coordinates that he had memorised from the Skybreach tattoo. There were plenty of folk shuffling along through the thoroughfare, a great throng of them providing the three companions with camouflage of sorts. Knile kept his head low and tried to blend in as best he could, and the other two did the same, hoping to avoid any unwanted attention. They made good time and, more importantly, did not spy Capper or any of his men in the vicinity.

“Are we there?” Roman said for possibly the tenth time in an hour.

“No.” Knile said. “But it’s not far away now.”

“How far?”

Knile stopped and pulled both of them close, forming a huddle as the crowd moved around them.

“Listen, we have to talk about something,” he said.

“What is it?” Talia said.

“I want to set some ground rules about this whole Skybreach thing,” he said. “I’m not just going to blunder into this place like a blind man walking over the edge of a cliff.”

“What do you suggest?” Roman said.

Knile held up one palm and began to tick items off on his fingers.

“First, I’m not going to wander into any abandoned warehouses. I don’t want to end up in some secluded place that we can’t escape from if things go bad.”

“But they’re a secret organisation,” Roman said. “I think there’s a good chance they’re going to be hiding somewhere.”

“Too bad. If it looks dodgy, we walk away, and I don’t care how much you want this, Roman. This isn’t our last shot. We have other options if this doesn’t work out, so there’s no reason to put all of our eggs in one basket.”

“I agree,” Talia said. “One hundred percent.”

Roman sighed. “All right.”

“So,” Knile went on, “no underground passages. No dead ends. I’m going to need to talk to these people in a public place first. If that doesn’t happen, we’re going to try our luck elsewhere.”

“Yeah. Got it,” Roman said.

“Second, I want to have the final say on what we do. If at any point I decide things aren’t working out, or if things feel wrong, I’m going to leave. I don’t want to have a committee meeting when that happens. You two follow, no questions asked. Got it?”

They both nodded.

“Is that it?” Roman said.

“For now. If anything else comes up I’ll let you know. Now keep close.” He glanced at the coordinates on his holophone. “We’ve almost reached the place.”

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