Radiant's Honor (Founders Series Book 2) by Mari Dietz

Author:Mari Dietz [Dietz, Mari]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-11-16T05:00:00+00:00

“I might as well build a home down here.” Vic plodded through the sewer with Maddox at her side. She held back another yawn as they walked through the main tunnel toward the swamp. They’d decided on the line farthest from Boreus territory. With Tristan’s threat toward them if they modified the sewers, the doors Maddox built would help not make the new gates obvious, although they couldn’t be sure how Tristan gained information.

“Gross. Why would you do that?” Maddox’s voice was muffled through multiple masks.

“Might get more sleep if I stay down here.” The sight of people’s waste was more welcoming than Landon’s indignant face. With all her problems swirling in her mind, the second felt like an excellent target for her anger.

Maddox cleared her throat. “So, when I came today, you weren’t sleeping in your room, but Kai was. And he didn’t know where you were, so he stayed there without you? Like, does he cuddle your pillows or something?”

Vic’s stomach did a strange flip. She’d assumed as much when she’d run into Kai this morning. He must have sent Maddox to wait in his office while he’d stayed. She’d missed out on her chance to talk to him. “I stayed at his house …”

“With someone else?” Maddox teased. “Could it be the man who lifted you out of your wine puddle?” Her eyes danced with mirth as Vic’s face grew red behind her mask.

Her teeth clamped down, and Maddox crowed with laughter. “It is! With that glare you gave me over flirting with Kai! You have another man!” She shoved Vic playfully.

“No, he’s a friend.” Vic continued to the next passageway and handed Maddox the next latch and hinges.

Maddox continued to laugh, and her wand glowed as it formed a door big enough to span the tunnel. “Does Kai know about this friend?” She held out the hinges, and the stone molded around them. Next, she placed the latch after swinging the stone door closed so it fit the side tunnel. The door stayed the same texture while in the wall, but it was smooth when it was shut. Someone would have to be looking carefully for the hinges and latches if they wanted to see them in the gloomy lighting of the sewers.

Vic didn’t understand how the hinges worked. She kept Maddox safe from mogs while they placed them in the right direction. Tech stayed foreign to her, but if more people cared about Bomrosy’s devices, then the problem of blight could fade into history. Maybe she should talk her father into investing in Bomrosy’s inventions. They could squeeze that in between trying to stay alive and rebelling against GicCorp.

Maddox finished the door and stood back to admire her handiwork. Her eyebrows rose when she faced Vic. “You aren’t going to answer my question?”

Vic kicked a loose rock into the sewage river. “Kai knows he stays at his house.”

“Does he know that you stay there?”

“I don’t!” The words shot out, but she thought about most of last week, when she’d stayed on the sofa more often than in her own room.

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