The Serpent's Shadow [Kane Chronicles 03] by Rick Riordan
Author:Rick Riordan [Riordan, Rick]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Legends; Myths; Fables, Magic, Brothers and sisters, Action & Adventure, Adventure and adventurers, Juvenile Fiction, Fantasy & Magic, General, Fiction, Voyages and travels, Fiction - Young Adult, Mythology; Egyptian, Snakes
ISBN: 9780141335681
Google: Ihr_ygAACAAJ
Amazon: 1423140575
Barnesnoble: 1423140575
Publisher: Puffin
Published: 2012-01-01T06:00:00+00:00
C A R T E R
11. Donât Worry, Be Hapi
TYPICAL.
Sadie and Walt go off looking for a friendly shadow, while Zia and I escort a psychotic murderous ghost to his heavily trapped stash of forbidden magic. Gee, who got the better end of that deal?
The Egyptian Queen burst out of the Underworld and into the Nile like a breaching whale. Its paddle wheel churned through the blue water. Its smokestacks billowed golden smoke into the desert air. After the gloom of the Duat, the sunlight was blinding. Once my eyes adjusted, I saw we were chugging downriver, heading north, so we must have surfaced somewhere to the south of Memphis.
On either side, marshy green riverbanks columned with palm trees stretched into the humid haze. A few houses dotted the landscape. A battered pickup truck rumbled down the riverfront road. A sailboat glided by on our port side. No one paid us any attention.
I wasnât sure exactly where we were. It couldâve been anywhere along the Nile. But judging from the position of the sun, it was already late morning. Weâd eaten and slept in my fatherâs realm, figuring we wouldnât be able to close our eyes once we had custody of Setne. It hadnât felt like much of a rest, but obviously weâd spent more time down under than I realized. The day was slipping by. Tomorrow at dawn, the rebels would attack the First Nome, and Apophis would rise.
Zia stood next to me at the bow. Sheâd showered and changed into a spare set of combat clothesâa camo tank top, olive cargo pants tucked into her boots. Maybe that doesnât sound glamorous, but in the morning sunlight she was beautiful. Best of all, she was here in personânot a reflection in the scrying bowl, not a shabti. When the wind changed directions I caught the scent of her lemon shampoo. Our forearms touched as we leaned against the rail, but she didnât seem to mind. Her skin was feverishly warm.
âWhat are you thinking?â I asked.
She had trouble focusing on me. Up close, the flecks of green and black in her amber eyes were sort of hypnotizing. âI was thinking about Ra,â she said. âWondering whoâs taking care of him today.â
âIâm sure heâs fine.â
But I felt a little disappointed. Personally, I was thinking about the moment when Zia had taken my hand in the dining room last night: Sometimes you have to follow your heart. This might be our last day on earth. If it was, I should really tell Zia how I felt about her. I mean, I thought she knew, but I didnât know that she knew, soâ¦Oh, man. Headache.
I started to say, âZiaââ
Setne materialized next to us. âAll better!â
In the daylight, he looked almost like flesh-and-blood, but when he turned in a circle, showing off his new clothes, his face and hands flickered holographically. Iâd given him permission to put on something besides the loincloth. In fact, Iâd insisted. But I hadnât expected an outfit so mind-boggling.
Maybe he was trying to live up to Sadieâs nickname for him: Uncle Vinnie.
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