The Gus Ascendancy by Jack Ravenhill
Author:Jack Ravenhill
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sterling & Stone
Chapter Nine
Sam and Gus crouched at the window of Gusâs upstairs bedroom in the parsonage. The lady-minion crouched awkwardly beside Gus. Her flowery perfume swamped the room. The leafy branches outside the window partly blocked their view, and the three of them shifted in a constant slow dance, subconsciously vying for the best positions.
âWhereâs the third one?â Sam asked, peering at the pair of titans.
âObviously. Itâsââ Gus cut off, looking momentarily troubled.
âWhat?â
âLook, who cares where it is? Threeâs a crowd, right? Less for us to deal with.â
Sam eyed him warily. He was deflecting, and something didnât add up.
âMaybe he went over to Blackwood to get reinforcements,â suggested the minion.
âQuiet, Mama Bear,â Gus countered, peering hard out the window. âNobody asked you to make up answers.â
âMy name is Rosemary.â
Gus turned with a frown.
âNone of your back-sass. Whoâs the minion here, anyway?â
She returned his frown and went back to peering out the window. After a moment, she said, âIs that Lottie?â
A little old woman was making her way across the grass toward the two titans, who stood side by side, still and silent. She walked swiftly, her chin set with determination, nothing like the vague meanderings of the cultists. It looked like she was charging across the lawn to give them a good talking-to.
âWhoâs Lottie?â asked Gus.
Rosemary pointed to the lady. âLottie MacNair. Sheâs in my knitting circle. If they got on her bad side, theyâre in trouble, titans or no.â She lowered her voice confidentially. âSheâs Scottish, donâtcha know.â
âNot that thereâs anything wrong with that,â Sam supplied automatically, some quote burned deep into Ronanâs neural pathways. He leaned left, trying to get a view out onto the lake to see if he could spot the reptar. No luck. The window only showed a narrow patch of water, and it was mostly blocked by branches.
The missing titan nagged at him like a word at the tip of his tongue. It didnât fit, and all of Ronanâs tactical instincts screamed at him that a missing piece that big had to be important.
âWhereâs the third one?â he asked again.
Gus flared up. âLook, I already told you. It doesnât matter. Just leave it alone, okay?â
âYou donât know, do you?â
âSo what if I didnât? And Iâm not saying I donât. But nobody ever said it was my job to keep track of all the titans around here. Iâm not running a freaking rescue mission, okay? Maybe he just ⦠you know, he just ⦠â Again, that troubled expression settled over his plump features.
âIf we donât know, weâll have to assume the worst. That probably means prepping for Astral reinforcements. Or some big game-changing play. Anybodyâs guess what theyâve got up their sleeve.â He fixed Gus with a sharp look. âYou really donât know where it went?â
Gusâs eyes darted evasively. He began edging away from Sam. âLook, I told you. None of that matters. We can justââ
Sam grabbed him by the shoulder and spun him around. âIt does matter! Tell me.â
But he whined and wriggled like a child trying to escape his parentâs grip.
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