A Mutiny of Marauders by Daniel Coleman

Author:Daniel Coleman [Coleman, Daniel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-12-08T22:00:00+00:00

Within the hour, Nash and Livi sat across from each other in a new-to-them carriage.

Livi adjusted the angle of her parasol in the window and said, “These cushions are inadequate, the shocks are merda, and the paint job is embarrassing.”

“Then it’s a good thing you’ll be crammed under the floorboards when we roll into the Cold side.” Nash stomped on the floor of the coach. “I’d just die if you had to be seen riding in this perfectly adequate carriage.”

“Perfectly dumpy,” she said. “We could have at least waited until dark. Either that or hang curtains on this window.”

“What happens if sunlight touches you?” asked Nash. “They told us in training that sunlight is one of Vamps’ weaknesses.”

“Then it must be true,” she countered. “Unfortunately for you, you’ll never see it happen.”

Nash hadn’t really expected her to tell him her weakness. They had established from the start that she wouldn’t go out in daylight, and he couldn’t really see any reason he needed to know more than that.

Livi adjusted her position on the bench seat again. “For what they charged for this pedazo, they could have at least thrown in some pillows.”

Srenners, Livi’s footman had known exactly who to talk to for smuggling purposes, but the price wasn’t cheap. In addition to trading in Livi’s luxury carriage, Nash and Livi had each kicked in half a gig to buy it. When they got close to the checkpoint, Livi would hide in the floor. Ahab, who had taken off his servant’s sash and bought some nice clothes, would ride with Nash. If anyone asked, Nash was a bodyguard, escorting Ahab to visit a relative on the Cold side.

When Nash had asked Ahab why people didn’t have themselves smuggled to the Cold side all the time, Ahab asked why anyone would want to.

“Would it have hurt to wait until sunset?” asked Livi. “It’s only an hour away.”

“That’s an hour longer we get to hunt tonight,” said Nash. As long as there were no hiccups, they’d be in Ponce shortly after nightfall. Since it was one of the biggest cities on Hollow Island, there was a good chance the Reaper would stay in Ponce two or more nights, as he’d done in San Juan and Troy.

It was true that the carriage wasn’t quite as plush as Livi’s, but the inter-kingdom road was nicer than most, so overall the ride was as smooth as they were used to. Though Krete was the closest city to the check point, it hadn’t developed as the fulcrum of trade for the Hot side. That was the capital, Troy.

They made small talk on and off. Nash watched the greenery pass on the side of the carriage Livi wasn’t blocking. Having grown up in a concrete jungle, he couldn’t get enough of the real jungle. Someday he’d get a guide and go exploring to see more of what this beautiful island had to offer. A couple of miles out of Krete, the sun finally went behind trees and Livi lowered her parasol.

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