Strangers in Atlantis (Seaborne) by Myklusch Matt

Author:Myklusch, Matt [Myklusch, Matt]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Underwater, Swashbuckling, Strangers in Atlantis, Treasure, Ships, Fiction, Seafaring, Pirate, Atlantis, Swashbucklers, Sequel, Royalty, Book 2: Strangers in Atlantis, Carolrhoda Books, Swashbuckler, Matt Myklusch, Fiction - Middle Grade, Ocean, Middle Grades, Spy, Pirates, Action & Adventure, Spying, Seaborne, Dean Seaborne, Sea, Ship
ISBN: 9781512432770
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
Published: 2017-03-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Partners in Crime

Finneus refused to say any more in the plaza. “Too many people around. We’ll talk later,” he had said in a voice too low for Dean’s friends to hear.

After the show, Waverly returned to the palace to put on some dry clothes. Dean and Ronan headed to the public house where they’d agreed to meet Finneus, and the majority of people who had watched Waverly’s dive had similar destinations in mind. As Dean and Ronan walked the streets, they found the city alive with energy. They passed several packed taverns and inns, finally stopping at the largest of them all. The sign above the door read Undercurrents. Loud music and louder voices poured out from within.

“This is where he wants to meet?” Ronan asked.

Dean nodded. “This is it. Undercurrents. Certainly sounds like the kind of place where the criminal element would meet up.”

“Question is, who told him that’s our element?”

“It’s not our element. Not anymore.”

“Let’s hope we can convince him of that.”

They started toward the door. The line of people waiting to get in ran around the corner, but everyone stepped aside to let them pass. People stared in wonder as Dean and Ronan went by. They were celebrities.

The great room of the tavern was vast and filled with long tables that were packed with people. The barkeeps and serving maids ran around, trying to keep everyone’s glasses full. Dean and Ronan spotted Finneus in the back of the room, waving them over.

Dean was worried about what Finneus knew and, more importantly, what the young lord was going to do about it. If their cover was truly blown, the smart thing for Dean and his friends to do was cut their losses and run, but they couldn’t do that. Not with Gentleman Jim still in prison and no safe harbor to return to above the sea. Dean didn’t even know how to get back to the surface without help. No two ways about it—he had to meet with Finneus.

“Maybe he was bluffing,” Ronan said as they walked to his table. “Fishing for information?”

“Didn’t feel like it,” Dean said.

“But how could he know we mean to break Gentleman Jim out of prison? We haven’t even told Waverly.”

“You want to say that a little louder, Ronan? There might be one or two people in here that didn’t hear you.”

Ronan bit his lip. He had answered his own question—someone must have heard them talking about it back in the palace.

“We’ve been sloppy since we got here,” Dean said. “Can’t afford that. Let me do the talking with Finneus, all right?”

Ronan motioned to the young lord of Atlantis, seated at a private table with a pretty young mermaid. “He’s all yours.”

“There you are!” Finneus called out. “About time.” He turned to the girl sharing his table. “I’m sorry, dear, but duty calls. My human friends and I have important matters to discuss.”

“You work too hard,” the mermaid replied, pouting as she rose from the table.

“The work of a minister is never done,” Finneus replied.

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