Return of the Lost (Blade and Bone Book 3) by D.K. Holmberg

Author:D.K. Holmberg [Holmberg, D.K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ASH Publishing
Published: 2022-12-12T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

LILY

As Lily made her way down the street, feeling as if everything was unnaturally quiet, she couldn’t help but imagine what Honaaz would say knowing that she had been attacked by witchcraft—and that it had been Thomas who had done so. It brought a smile to her face thinking of him with her.

Her steps brought her to the docks, where she found Honaaz talking to an older gray-haired sailor, and she was reminded of what Pepper had said.

Lily stared for a while, and Honaaz turned from person to person, seemingly enthralled by the ships that were tied up. Why wouldn’t he be? These were enormous ships, and they were the kind of thing he would appreciate.

She let out a long sigh. What was she doing coming here? What did she think she could offer Honaaz?

After shuffling back into the shadows, Lily watched him for a little while, wishing she could get close enough to listen but not wanting him to know she was spying on him. She didn’t think he would mind, but Honaaz could be difficult for her to read, and she certainly didn’t want to upset him over something as silly as this.

A soft scraping sound caught her attention, and she looked behind her. The noise might be nothing, but it might also be somebody using witchcraft nearby again.

And she wasn’t going to be caught unaware.

Honaaz could take care of himself, and he had his own intrinsic resistance to witchcraft, but she was going to keep an eye on him. Lily scrambled into the alley she had come from, keeping her back against a nearby building.

She couldn’t see Honaaz from here, and her mind worked through what he might be doing. Bargaining, most likely, and probably arranging his transportation and return to the Isles. He had claimed that he wanted to take her with him, but she wouldn’t fit in there. Lily didn’t fit in many places. Oh, Esmerelda wanted to try to bring her back to the hegen, but Lily wasn’t even sure if that was going to be possible.

She found a handhold and began to work her way up the side of the building. It would be easier with the grappling hook. It angered her that she’d lost that, as it had been one of her prized possessions. She spotted a cracked stone at hand height and used it to haul herself up. Once she reached another section of crumbling stone, Lily shifted her grip and pulled herself up a bit farther, moving hand over hand until she managed to reach the rooftop. From there she looked out, sweeping her gaze around.

She wasn’t far from the water, and with the billowy fog over it, she wouldn’t be able to make out much along the shore anyway. She listened for the sound of voices but didn’t see anything there either. From her spot on the rooftop, she didn’t have to deal with the thickness of the fog the way she would were she down at street level.

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