Magitech Soars (The Exceptional Sophia Beaufont Book 6) by Sarah Noffke & Michael Anderle

Author:Sarah Noffke & Michael Anderle [Noffke, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2021-11-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-Three

When the small boat came to the opposite shore, it wasn’t what Sophia had expected. She wasn’t sure what she’d been expecting. Maybe a hotel and casino and some sort of challenge to her credibility or nobility or some other bility. What they came to was another shore like the one where they’d boarded the boat, but no castle rose out of the green hills, only a lot of rock structures and more hills.

Sophia jumped out of the boat and helped Hiker haul it onto the shore, to his obvious surprise. He arched an eyebrow at her. She gave him an expression of astonishment when he regarded her like she was a three-headed sheep.

“What?” she challenged. “What did I do this time?”

“I just expected you’d stay in the boat,” he answered.

“And have you chariot me up to dry land?” she retorted. “You really have a thing or two to learn about modern women.”

“Do they do everything for themselves these days?” he asked. “They don’t expect us to throw our cloaks over a puddle, so they don’t get their shoes wet?”

Sophia glanced back at Hiker. “Was that really a thing they did? That sounds awful. Why couldn’t they just walk around?”

He actually laughed. “They could have. Ainsley used to, yelling at the other women that they were…” His voice trailed off, disappointing Sophia, who was wearing a curious expression.

“Anyway, I’m just surprised by you sometimes,” Hiker remarked.

“And you, sir,” Sophia said, her hands on her hips as she surveyed the green hills. “So what now? Where’s the Starbucks?”

“The what?” he asked.

“The place where we get an overpriced coffee and a scone the size of our face,” she answered.

He shook his head. “Scones should never be… Oh wait, that’s one of those jokes you like to tell.”

“It’s a truthitude,” Sophia told him. “But it’s modern-world truth, so it’s a joke wrapped in the real world, which is what makes it funny. Get it?”

He shook his head. “Like most of your jokes, no, not really.”

“Well, this is going well,” she said dryly, looking off across the Pond at the Castle in the distance.

“We are going to hike toward the caves,” Hiker said, pointing up the hill.

“Cool,” Sophia said, starting in that direction. “The ones up here? Or the ones towards the top?”

“Neither,” Hiker answered. “The ones ten miles away.”

Sophia halted, her face finally taking on an angry expression. “Ten miles? Really? And you threw away my supplies because allowing me water or refreshment was totally against the rules when the others had them?”

He shook his head at her, granting her no sympathy. “You’re Sophia-freaking-Beaufont.”

Hiker Wallace, without another word, ambled in the direction he’d indicated.

Sophia hurried to get in front of the large man. “What does that mean—‘You’re Sophia-freaking-Beaufont.’ Is that an insult?”

Hiker regarded her for a long moment before shaking his head. “Just the opposite. I just leveled the playing field. You’re Sophia-freaking-Beaufont. Everything is easy for you. I send you to the Outback, and you don’t fight. Now I’m going with you on the hardest part of the training.

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