Within Ash and Stardust by Chani Lynn Feener

Author:Chani Lynn Feener
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends

CHAPTER 15

“We’re doing everything we can, Lissa.”

“That isn’t good enough!” Delaney spun away from a Vakar Teller, Verus—one of three who’d been waiting in the study when they’d arrived forty minutes ago. So far, they’d been absolutely useless. “There’s got to be a way we can get in touch with him.”

They’d tried Trystan a dozen times through his shing—the only device not connected to the ship he was on—but he’d yet to respond. They were way too far away for their fittings to connect, and contacting the Rex was completely out of the question. The Zane was in danger, and there was absolutely nothing she could do but stand here twiddling her thumbs.

“How far is Carnage from here?” she asked, pacing in front of the fireplace. It was as far from the cluster of people as she could get, and she needed space to think.

The Basileus’s office, now Tilda’s, looked exactly as it always had. A fire was even going in the hearth, filling the room with the smell of burning wood and sugar. It used to be enough to give Delaney some semblance of comfort, but her worry for Trystan was too great.

Ruckus was currently leaning against the edge of the desk, the Tellers nearby. He had other followers, those loyal who’d worked under him during his time as Ander, and even those who’d fought with him in the war and trusted his judgment. The tentative plan was to get a message to them that he was alive and planning something with Tilda. Have them start looking into the Tars themselves, wherever they were currently stationed. They had to be delicate with who they shared this news with, which meant going through the list Ruckus had given Sanzie and checking up on their previous actions to be certain they were trustworthy.

Fawna and Sanzie had already started on this, working while the rest of them tried to figure out how to help the Zane.

“Depends on what kind of ship he took,” Ruckus answered. “I didn’t get a great look at the model. K-20 series, that’s all I know for sure.”

“Could have taken a K-24 ship,” one of the Tellers suggested. She thought his name might have been Julius, but she hadn’t been paying much attention when they’d been introduced. “They’re fast, but inconspicuous.”

“He needed to be there by tonight,” she reminded them.

“If he’d taken a K-26, he could be there now, depending on what time he left,” one of the other Tellers, Shellus, told her.

Great. Basically they had no idea where Trystan might be, and no way of getting ahold of him to warn him. Why did it always feel like she was juggling the aliens around her? Trying to find one, or save another? Why couldn’t they all just stay put and get along and—

She cut that train of thought, realizing how stupid she sounded. And how ridiculous she was presently being. Trystan was a big boy. He could more than take care of himself, and freaking out about what might happen wasn’t going to be useful to anyone.

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