Spear of Light by Brenda Cooper

Author:Brenda Cooper
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781633881358
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: 2016-05-04T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT

CHARLIE

By the time he entered Ice Fall Valley, rain fell so hard Charlie had to fly slowly and high just to be sure he wouldn’t accidentally go off course. “Left,” Gerry steered him remotely by voice, and then, “Right a degree, now straight.” At one point she even said, “There’s lightning, but it’s behind you. I’ll let you know if it comes closer.”

Gerry guided him to a landing spot near the front of Amfi’s cave, taking him through such a thick miasma of water and fog that he could only see three feet in front of the skimmer’s drenched window. When he finally landed safely, he let out a long sigh of relief. “Thank you. I would have had to hole up and wait this out.”

“You’re welcome. I’m going to the bathroom.” With that, she closed the connection, and he laughed and counted himself lucky for her friendship.

It was only late afternoon, but the thick clouds made it look and feel like dusk. By the time he trudged through the muddy path and made his way behind the wide waterfall, he was soaked head to foot.

Luckily, Amfi knew to expect him, and she stood with the door open, waiting for him. She handed him a thin, hand-woven red wrap and turned her back and made him strip and hand her his wet clothes. So he walked into the common galley dressed oddly, with his hair soaked and his feet bare.

Losianna giggled, but he forgave her after she brought him a pair of warm socks.

Amfi fed him soup before she took a long look at him and said, “I thought I was supposed to be spying for you, and that you’d take care of Manny.”

“They stuck this shield over Nexity after the attack. It had always been there, I guess, but just over the city. Even though air passed through, it just . . . I don’t know . . . it made me feel like a trapped animal.”

“I bet.” She brought him tea and some of Davis’s old clothes. They were too big for him, but he felt happier dressed in something more substantial.

“So you were spying for me. What did you find?”

She shook her head. “Only that Kyle isn’t here. He’s running around looking for recruits. I think he’s lost a few.”

“Two came back to Wilding Station. They’re doing the work they’re supposed to be doing.”

“Good.” She grinned, and glanced at Losianna. “I told you what I learned, but Losianna learned more.”

He raised an eyebrow and looked at the pale girl.

She fidgeted, full of whatever secret she held. Her voice came out small and determined. “Gleaners meet sometimes and in some places.” She looked up at him through pale eyelashes. “This isn’t for other people to know, though. It wouldn’t be safe for us for people to know we get into groups.”

“I’ll keep your secret.”

“Thank you. Three bands met. Two big ones and a family band, just three people. The family had come from the sea, from the far north.

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