The Shadow Lantern by Teresa Flavin

Author:Teresa Flavin [Flavin, Teresa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction
ISBN: 9781848779419
Google: od2YlgEACAAJ
Publisher: Templar Publishing
Published: 2013-05-01T07:00:00+00:00

Blaise was still muttering when they were back in the Mariner’s Chamber. “We fell for it… he got us to come back.”

The overhead light came on in an instant and Munro bustled over to them. “What happened? You were barely gone for five minutes.”

Sunni uncurled her hand and Lorimer’s keys fell to the floor with a clatter.

“Are you all right?” Munro put a hand to his forehead. “Oh, this wasn’t a good idea…”

“Just a tough landing,” Blaise mumbled. “But I’m fine.” He took a deep breath and got to his feet, slapping dirt off Munro’s borrowed shirt. Then he pulled Sunni up and angrily swiped the keys from the floor. “We were chased out of Amsterdam on purpose.”

“Amsterdam this time?” Munro screwed up his face. “Who chased you?”

“You know about Soranzo?” Blaise asked, collapsing into a folding chair.

“Yes,” said the spirit photographer, his eyebrows raised. “They say he and his spies chased Corvo all over the world trying to steal his three paintings.”

Blaise fiddled with the keys in his lap. “That creep’s inside this projection – and he’s the real thing, straight from the year 1583.”

“But he must have died hundreds of years ago!” Munro exclaimed.

“No, he’s still alive in there,” said Blaise.

“And looking for the lost paintings…” Munro’s eyes were wide.

“Soranzo’s holding Mr Bell hostage,” said Sunni forlornly, adjusting her white wig over her hair.

“He gave us Mr B’s keys as proof,” Blaise added.

Munro’s face twisted in sudden anger. “Why on earth did Lorimer go in there? He had no right to use my property, especially after giving me a lecture on responsibility.”

“I don’t know,” said Blaise. “But he did and it’s screwed everything up.”

“Was Corvo’s clone there?”

“Yeah, but he was pretty out of it,” Blaise said. “And there’s another big problem.”

“Just one?” Munro snorted.

“Soranzo gave us an ultimatum,” he answered. “He said he won’t give Mr Bell back unless…”

Sunni hung her head. “Unless we aim Corvo’s third slide onto that painting.”

“Why would he want to do that? It doesn’t make sense.”

“We think he wants to get inside the painting and he believes the projection will magically connect them somehow. Maybe nothing would happen… but I don’t know.” Sunni’s face sagged, making her look all the more like a melancholy ghost girl. “But he’ll do anything to get those lost paintings.”

Munro’s jaw dropped. “Are you saying they’re hidden inside The Mariner’s Return?”

“I-I don’t know,” said Sunni.

“We don’t know anything!” Blaise shot her a warning look. “Except that Soranzo’s a nutcase and if he thinks we’re going to follow his orders, he’s dreaming.”

A cool breeze circulated around Sunni’s shoulders, lifting her wig hair at the ends.

“We’re not beaming the Amsterdam slide onto The Mariner’s Return. No way.” He stood up and handed Lorimer’s keys to Munro. “But we have to go back in and try to find Mr Bell.”

Munro was incredulous. “You’re in way over your heads.”

“Look, we won’t do anything stupid,” Blaise said firmly. “We’ll just figure out where he is and come back for help.”

“I don’t like it,” said Munro.

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