The Storm Tower Thief by Anne Cameron

Author:Anne Cameron
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2014-10-15T04:00:00+00:00

News of the ice diamond storm spread like wildfire through the stone tunnels and passageways of Perilous. By the time Angus went up to the kitchens the following morning for breakfast, the whole Exploratorium was buzzing with details of the strange and dangerous incident. The fact that Angus and Dougal had been in the research department at the time, however, did not appear to be common knowledge, and Angus ate his sausage and bacon in relative peace, discussing the events quietly with Indigo.

“Catcher Sparks actually said that D-Dankhart invented it to kill people?” she whispered, stumbling over her uncle’s name.

“Yeah, she said it was one of his most dangerous creations.”

There had been very little opportunity to discuss exactly what had happened the previous evening. Germ, who was still sharing Angus’s room, had invited a whole bunch of his own friends in to discuss the outrageous rumors flying around that Principal Dark-Angel had set the ice diamond storm off herself, to stamp out the epidemic of snow boot boils. And Angus had been forced to turn things over quietly in his own brain until it felt as if it were about to explode.

“Listen, does your mum know anything about the ice diamond storms?” he asked quietly, leaning closer to Indigo across the table.

“I’m sorry, Angus. I don’t know anything about my uncle’s inventions.”

“So your mum’s never told you about his experiments with the weather?”

Indigo shook her head solemnly. “Never. She doesn’t even like reading the forecast in the newspaper. I know he’s got nothing to do with our family anymore, but I think she still feels guilty. And now he’s planting ice diamond storms as well.” Indigo stopped, suddenly looking very watery eyed and upset.

“Oh, er.” Angus fiddled uneasily with his breakfast, not quite sure what to do. “Is everything all right?” he eventually asked. “I mean, it’s not just the ice diamond storms, is it?”

“I’m fine.” Indigo sniffed. “Honestly.” She shot a nervous glance at her bag and quickly changed the subject before Angus could quiz her any further. “Didn’t Catcher Sparks explain why the storms are so dangerous?”

“She didn’t tell us anything useful.” Angus sighed, leaning back in his chair again. “It might help if we actually knew what ice diamond storms were, for a start.”

Angus and Indigo both turned automatically to look at the chair where Dougal usually sat. Dougal was always the most likely person in any room to know about anything secret or dangerous. Dougal, however, had not been seen since late last night. Angus had woken up early to find his friend’s camp bed already empty. There had been no sign of him in the queue for the bathroom or the kitchens.

“You don’t think he’s in trouble, do you?” Indigo asked anxiously. “He’s never missed breakfast before. What if he’s gone back to the research department on his own, to find out more about the ice diamond storms?”

The same worrying thought had already occurred to Angus. But surely Dougal wouldn’t have risked it? Not after the dire warning issued by Catcher Sparks.

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