The Lantern's Ember by Colleen Houck

Author:Colleen Houck
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2018-09-10T16:00:00+00:00

Ember turned shocked eyes to Dev. “You mean he’s alive?” she asked. “Even though Delia threw him overboard?”

“Apparently so.” Dev checked the submersible’s chronometer against his own pocket watch and was irritated to see Jack doing the same thing. Dev was even more irked when the lantern pulled out a second, very lovely pocket watch and wound that one as well. Jack frowned and shook it, then put it back. What kind of a man needs two pocket watches? Dev wondered. He rubbed his jaw considering if he should procure a second timepiece for himself as well.

Frank marched the captive, Captain Graydon, out of the command area, and an extremely shaken Delia headed back to the periscope, not deigning to look at the rest of them until there was an unquestionable clank of the metal door signifying that her lost love, the one that had betrayed her, had disappeared from view. Even then, she only gave them a cursory glance before going back to work.

She placed her eyes against the periscope viewer, and after a moment of slow turning and scanning the skies, she slammed her hand against the bronze tube. “Blast!” she said. “The dreadnaught suffered little to no damage. I thought surely, once the smoke cleared, I’d see something….”

Her words drifted off. Ember would have never believed she’d see the captain look so…defeated. Ember didn’t know if it was losing the Phantom Airbus, seeing her lost love returned, or their current predicament. Whatever the case, the captain’s mood affected Ember and the witch felt as if she wore a cloak of foreboding on her shoulders.

Ember was weary to the bone and thought maybe her adventure had taken her far enough, at least for this trip. As exciting as it was traveling with Deverell, she missed her aunt and the little crossroad where Jack made his home. Her potions had been completely used up, and she no longer had the cauldron charm that stored her power. With her resources drained, Ember thought it might be a good time to stop and reassess her immediate goals.

She was thrilled that Jack and Finney had joined her, of course. Having the two of them near felt right—well, righter than just being alone with Dev. And even though their situation was terribly dangerous, there was something inside telling her she was in exactly the place she needed to be. Though she was certainly appreciative of the attention Dev had bestowed upon her thus far, Ember was starting to suspect that the vampire’s motives regarding her were not altogether innocent. There was the tea to consider, and then there was also the way he looked at her. It was rather territorial.

There was no question the Otherworld was a wondrous place, but maybe next time she could go at a bit of a slower pace. One where she could simply meet interesting people and not be chased by ghosts or travel on skyships. Perhaps she could meet the high witch another time. Surely there was no rush.

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