The Codex of the Witch: Fantasy Novel by Federico Negri

Author:Federico Negri [Negri, Federico]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2017-05-24T04:00:00+00:00

PART FOUR: BLAME THE DRINK

“This is a slaughterhouse,” Hansi’s voice makes her flinch. Alina was concentrating every remaining drop of strength on navigation, one eye on the map and the other on the graydar to check that they’re not being followed.

It’s been two hours now since Gabriela established contact with her aunt, the true Captain of the Wind, to confer and decide on their next move. Gabriela asked Kenneth to go below deck and stay there until he received new orders, same with the two mysterious guests who crawled out of the Sinecure’s underground.

“I want to trust you, Santuini,” the young new Captain had said. “If Allport shows himself on the bridge notify me, the intercom will remain open.” After which she’d confiscated all the firearms, cramming them in the armory under lock and key, apart from a pair of ridiculously large pistols, which she fastened to her hips.

She hadn’t dared ask everyone to hand over their knives, a mistake in Alina’s opinion. In tight spaces a blade can be more dangerous than a bullet, at least that’s what Kasia always said.

“Yeah,” answers Alina. “It’s freezing up here, with all the broken windows. Did Gabriela tell you to come up?”

“Yes,” he confirms, as he walks across the deck, careful not to trip over the debris. “She told me to bring you this.” He holds out a sandwich, stuffed with the usual slice of salami.

“What a sight. Did you make it yourself?”

“Um, yeah. You don’t like it?”

“I’d eat Perfidio right now, I’m so hungry. However,” Alina bites into the bread, “we need to get you some cooking lessons.”

“And who’s going to teach me? You?”

Alina watches him askance and swallows a mouthful. “This isn’t a sandwich, it’s an attempt at suffocation.”

Delicately, so as not to let him hear the click, she shuts the small metal cover of the intercom. “Anyway,” she continues, “sorry for asking if she sent you up, but I want to avoid any arguments. Gabriela is under a lot of pressure, she sees shadows everywhere. How is her aunt doing?”

“Not well,” Hansi stands by her side, watching the storming horizon. “She tries to stay conscious, but every few minutes she passes out. She’s lost a lot of blood. Gabriela asked me my type, but we’re not compatible.”

“Well then,” Alina grimaces, “she must really be desperate. A witch will go a long time before she absorbs a blood transfusion, and it can replenish the demon.”

“What is the demon?”

“It’s our magic. But I can’t talk to you about it.” She gives him a slap on the back. “I can’t speak about the occult arts to someone who doesn’t follow the Rule. Don’t you know you can’t ask questions of a witch? Otherwise your tongue will fall out.”

“You’re the first witch I’ve met.” Hansi smiles and shrugs.

“You don’t say,” Alina teases him. “Have I done a good job so far, representing our kind?”

“You are… incredible,” the German boy says frankly. “Sometimes you seem like a carefree girl, but then, when the situation arises, you quickly become fearsome and ruthless like… a real witch.

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