The Progeny of Daedalus by Jeffrey MacLeod

Author:Jeffrey MacLeod [MacLeod, Jeffrey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-25T22:00:00+00:00

…But it is too late; the sounds of their elation fills His ears…

They all stopped and listened. It is incredible. For at least a minute their voices could be heard, echoing back to them, as if countless clones of their party were in the depths, calling up to them. Finally, after the phenomena had given them all immense amusement, the last echoes faded away to silence.

“That’s so cool!” Danae says into the silence.

That’s so cool…that’s so cool… that’s so cool… that’s so cool… that’s so cool… that’s so cool… that’s so cool… that’s so cool… that’s so cool…so cool…so cool…so cool…so cool…so cool…cool…cool…cool…cool…cool…

The girls beamed at each other. Even Jorge’s watery eyes glittered, as youthfully as any of them.

Dad steps back from the stairwell and tugged at the girls from behind, drawing them back to him, out of the sound funnel that the descending stairwell created. When they were clear and facing him, and Jorge had followed suit, he hushed them again.

“We might need to be careful girls, about the sound I mean. Of course it’s very cool, but won’t help with a stealth mission. I know there is no one to hear us at the moment, but if sound carries up as well as down then, unlikely as it is, if anyone passes tonight while we are down there, they will hear us.”

Jorge was nodding his agreement.

“It should be nice and cool in the Labyrinth,” Jorge said, sounding slightly sad, “I’m sorry I won’t be able to come in with you.”

“That’s ok Jorge,” Danae commiserated him unconvincingly, “we will tell you all about it.” Dad put his hand on Jorge’s shoulder in a more genuine gesture, as he could imagine what it must be like for the old man; he had plenty of experience as the forgotten onlooker in the girls’ adventures. This seemed to prompt Jorge to action, somehow.

“I will stay here and keep watch,” he added, “for much as I would love to come, I know that this is not my adventure.” His disappointment is very apparent, but so was his conviction. “I will look out for anyone,” he continues, “but it would be much safer if there isn’t a constant stream of echoes coming out.”

Dad gave the old man a commiserative look.

“Thank you, it is clear to me now that you really were …sent by the Gods.” Dad pulled a strange face and looks at the girls. “That sounds so lame, right? Sent by the Gods! It’s a cliché but in this instance…it actually is true!” He turned back to Jorge and spoke a little more seriously. “So thank you. You remember those instructions, but of course you should never have to carry them out?” The girls looked quizzically at Dad when he said this, but their father offered no explanation. Jorge said that of course he remembered them. Dad turns to the girls again, now smiling as excitedly as any of his daughters:

“Great! Well, there seems nothing for it now but to enter the Labyrinth

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