Antiquity's Gate: Three Days Till Dawn by R.F. Hurteau

Author:R.F. Hurteau [Hurteau, R.F.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Light character-driven New Adult Sci-Fi. Post-apocalyptic, Dystopian, conspiracy, adventure.
Publisher: Renee Hurteau
Published: 2019-08-26T16:00:00+00:00

Eight

Out of the Loop

THE Tapestry recruits filtered into the room, individuals or groups of two or three at a time.

Although the labyrinth of passageways in Sigil’s lower level afforded a fair amount of privacy, it had become increasingly difficult to get everyone down here without being seen.

Meeting right under the Elder Council’s nose might seem like a risky move, but Edwin had weighed all of their options more than once.

A private apartment would have been cramped, but that small discomfort would have been nothing compared to the possibility of curious neighbors listening in through the paper-thin walls.

There was the Edge, which offered places where being overheard would not be an issue, but too many Sigil employees making their way out to the Edge all at once could arouse suspicion.

No. This was the only possible meeting place that made sense.

Edwin sat straight-backed and tense. These plans had been in the works for months.

Every time Edwin believed he had checked off everything on his list, however, life would throw something new at him.

Nero’s little revelation about the speeches, for example. Or Nelson’s plea to help Ben.

Nelson was the first to arrive. He sat down next to Edwin, his eyes bursting with questions. Edwin only frowned apologetically in return.

“It isn’t good,” he said. “I’ve heard back. He’s in Geo, all right. I wasn’t able to get any details on the charges, but that doesn’t really matter. We know why he’s there.”

Nelson rubbed the bridge of his nose, squeezing his eyes shut. “Damn.” His whole posture shifted as he seemed to deflate. “I was hoping to be wrong, for once.”

“We’ll talk about it soon,” Edwin promised, turning his attention to the newcomers.

There was Harlan, who oversaw the flow of information between Sigil and the Agridome, and Denton and Percy from Security. They sat without a word, choosing seats far from one another, the space between them speaking volumes to the fragility of Tapestry’s infrastructure.

Brightly lit with a long table and plenty of cushioned chairs, the room had once been used for interdepartmental conferences. Now it was abandoned.

The conferences had dwindled to a halt some time ago and Edwin had made the redistribution order for the room’s furnishings disappear. Such a small victory for the cause…but a victory none the less.

Edwin wished that over the years the group could have established something closer to friendship, but he’d long since given up hope that it would ever happen.

Only Nelson, who had openly admitted on more than one occasion that he hoped to take Edwin’s place someday, clung to him. Perhaps eager to glean from his experience; perhaps looking for a friend.

Edwin assumed it was the former.

Denton’s nostrils flared as he grumbled something unintelligible to Percy, who smirked. Both seemed more like mammoths than men: large, threatening, and a bit dull. Edwin was grateful that they were, at least in theory, on the same side.

A slender, long-legged woman with brooding eyes came in alongside a short, middle-aged man whose remaining hair formed a pale blond ring around an ever-growing bald spot like a crown.

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