The Dragon Rogues by D.K. Holmberg

Author:D.K. Holmberg [Holmberg, D.K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ASH Publishing
Published: 2022-06-26T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

The tavern was quiet, though Jonathan had wandered the streets and patrolled past Vileforn’s palace a few times to scout before returning and waiting. He had been tempted to secure storage for their inevitable success but had not yet done that either. It was one more aspect of planning that needed to happen.

When Matthew returned to the tavern, he leaned on one of the chairs and swept his gaze around. “You were right. They’re moving money out of the city. Doing so in regular intervals, even. I saw another procession. Several, in fact.”

“Another one? Was Vileforn there?” Jonathan was careful to keep his voice pitched low, not wanting anyone else to know what they were planning, but no one else was here this early in the morning.

“No. It was just a procession of guards that headed out to the forest. I followed them like you did.”

“Did you see a trunk?”

“No trunk, but they disappeared from the city for a while.”

Jonathan squeezed his eyes shut, thinking through it. “Maybe they were just looking for something. If there wasn’t a trunk, then it means that no money changed hands. At least, not yet.” That didn’t mean it wouldn’t take place soon. Based on everything he had seen, he suspected there would be transactions happening at any minute, and they needed to be prepared.

“I’ve been checking with some of my contacts to see if I can’t learn anything more about the soldiers who went to the forest. So far I haven’t come up with anything.”

“Then I’m going to have to do some reconnaissance. I need to get close to the palace, and I’ll probably have to bring Elizabeth with me. Besides, it’s probably time that we start testing them, right?”

Matthew let out a heavy sigh. “I guess I’ll have to keep digging for information about the vault. If we have a limited timescale, we’re going to have to come up with a plan quickly.” He looked up, his eyes narrowing, but he didn’t say anything more.

Jonathan knew that Matthew wanted to warn him that the job was getting more dangerous. He knew that it was.

Once he finished his meal, he headed back to his room and started getting dressed.

He froze. On the table was another coin. A marker, much like the one he still had in his pocket, only there was a different symbol on this one. A full moon.

The full moon was only two days away.

Was that when they wanted the job done?

The benefactor had been pushing more lately, but having seen that Vileforn had started moving money, he wondered if maybe there really was an urgency—only the crew wasn’t ready. Jonathan wasn’t even ready.

Heading back out, he wandered over toward the slums and found Elizabeth out in the streets. She was easy to find these days, especially as he knew that she was often near the edge of the slums, practicing her facade. The people around her didn’t seem to mind, and no one bothered her.

This time, the facade looked like a house, tiny and with nothing extravagant.

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