Starfinder by John Marco

Author:John Marco [Marco, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Steampunk, Young Adult
ISBN: 9781101222966
Google: qw9b2s2hy_0C
Amazon: B003NX7NYM
Publisher: DAW
Published: 2010-04-06T04:00:00+00:00

An hour later Moth found himself in Rendor’s quarters, staring out a small, round porthole. The rain had stopped, and the wind had blown away most of the clouds. In the moonlight he could see the mountains again. The Avatar floated somewhere between the towering peaks and the rushing river far below.

Crewmen had brought Moth new clothes. Like the coat he’d stolen back in Calio, the plain shirt and trousers were too big for him, swimming on him like mismatched sheets. There was food, too, laid out on a table bolted to the floor. Otherwise the chamber was bare, the walls little more than metal struts and panels. A cot waited in the corner, fitted with clean, crisp linen.

Moth wasn’t hungry and he didn’t want to sleep. He just wanted morning to come, so they could look for Fiona again.

“Even if we had wings, some of us would be pigeons.”

Moth turned abruptly, startled to see Rendor stepping through the narrow doorway.

“Huh?”

The governor closed the door behind him. “It’s a joke someone told me once. Looking at you made me think of it.” He took a step closer, raising an eyebrow when he noticed the untouched food. “Not hungry?”

Moth shook his head. Rendor glanced at the cot.

“Did you rest at least?”

“This is all just a bribe,” said Moth. “It’s not gonna work. I won’t help you.”

Rendor hovered over the table. “Your friend Coralin warned me you’d be tart,” he said. He selected a piece of cheese, considering Moth while he chewed. “Leroux didn’t do you any favors. Did he at least warn you that I’d be coming after you?”

Moth crossed his arms. “You’re wasting your time asking questions.”

“Fine. Then just listen. You’ve made a right mess of things. You stole the Starfinder, made me come looking for you, and now my granddaughter is missing. She might even be dead.”

“I didn’t steal the Starfinder,” sneered Moth. “Leroux wanted me to have it.”

“Leroux was my friend long before you ever met him, boy. He was a good man but a great fool. All he ever cared about was getting Esme back to normal. And you’ve lost her too, haven’t you?” Rendor’s smile was caustic. “Like I said—a right mess you’ve made.”

He pulled out the chair next to the table, sitting down and studying Moth with his crazy blue eyes.

“The moment the sun comes up we’ll start searching for Fiona. It would help if we knew where to look.”

“She fell into the river,” said Moth.

“Only a fish can swim in that river, boy. By now it’s carried her into the rocks. Why were you heading for the mountains? What’s there?”

“Nothing,” said Moth. “We were just following the river.”

“You’re a terrible liar, you know that?”

Instead of looking at Rendor, Moth stared out the window.

“Keeping your mouth shut isn’t going to help Fiona. What about the Starfinder? Does Fiona have it? Or did you give it back to Merceron?”

Moth struggled to hold his tongue.

“All right,” sighed Rendor, slapping his hands against his lap. “You ask the questions.

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