The Land of Faes by D.P. Rowell

Author:D.P. Rowell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: D.P. Rowell
Published: 2020-04-10T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT

War Zone

Ace lifted his head and looked around the train car. Only a few passengers sat staggered in the seats, looking at the window or down at their phones. The train hovered smoothly across the Neutral landscape and all seemed tranquil. How could they have gotten away with stealing a little jag girl? And where did they take her to?

Ace sat back down and looked to Father. “You saw them take her?”

Father shook his head. “No, she’s just missing.”

“Why were you looking for her?” Sebastian said.

Father shrugged. “I’ve felt weird about this entire trip. I just wanted to do a walk through of the cars and get a headcount to make sure we were all safe. Juneg is missing.”

“That’s not good,” Sebastian said.

“What do we do?” Father said.

“I’ll phone Cameron through his earpiece,” Sebastian said.

“No,” Ace said. “We don’t want everyone panicking and snooping around. No offense, Dad, but you doing that might've been what made the witches attack.”

“But we have to find her,” Sebastian persisted.

“I know, I know. I’m thinking,” Ace said.

Ace rubbed his fingers through his hair, pondering to no avail. ‘Till a cold whisper shot through his right ear.

Acceee. Ace shot up and looked around the car once again.

“What is it, Ace?” Father asked.

Accee.

Ace’s rage took over. Who could be whispering to him among the passengers? Then, several voices whispered in his ear.

Accee. Accee. Accee. Accee. Acce.

The boy looked all about the room as a frightening truth came to him. How did he not recognize this before? Slowly, each of the passengers, all female, some drakes, some jags, and a few humans, turned their heads to face him. All their eyes piercing and dark.

“Dad . . . Sebastian,” Ace said aloud.

They looked at him.

“You have your AMHBs, right?” Ace said.

Both of them stood and looked around the car. Ace pulled an AMHB wedged between his pants and his shirt.

“You’re gonna need ‘em,” Ace said.

Father and Sebastian stood in the aisle. Their long faces revealed the truth dawning on them. They reached for their weapons as the other passengers stood from their seats and slowly walked toward them in the aisle.

“All of them are witches?” Father said aloud.

“We’ve been set up,” Sebastian said.

All the witches laughed piercingly. Their shrill voices echoed through the metal can of the train car and banged against their heads. Each of them fought not to release their weapons and hold their ears shut. But they stood their ground. Sebastian had a chrome AMR strapped on his back, hiding under his leather jacket. Ace had not but his AMHB in his right hand, ready to accept their defeat.

All the passengers went dark as black smoke rose from their skin. They spoke in unison in such a way it caused them to drop their guard.

“To defy the council is to bring death and destruction. Their will be done.”

“Ace,” Sebastian said. Ace looked at the elite, whose eyes showed a fear Ace hadn’t seen before, “now would be a really great time for your elyr to kick in.

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