Archibald Lox Volume 2: The Kidnapped Prince by Darren Shan
Author:Darren Shan [Shan, Darren]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, Fantasy & Magic, Fiction, Fantasy, Urban
ISBN: 9798491661510
Google: Z8hGEAAAQBAJ
Amazon: B09JY7ZJMG
Publisher: Home of the Damned Ltd
Published: 2021-10-19T18:30:00+00:00
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Cal and King Lloyd get into an in-depth grop discussion, so we move away to leave them to it. Noraâs smiling as she observes the old manâs animated expression. âItâs been a long time since he was so himself,â she says. âHeâs usually in good form on Tuesdays, but even then his attention strays.â
âWhy are Tuesdays so important?â I ask.
Nora hesitates, then says carefully, âHeâs friendly with a boy in New York. They both love checkers, so they meet each Tuesday in various spots around the city and engage in combat.â
âWhat about the crocodile?â I smile.
Nora chuckles. âThe boy loves dressing up.â
That sparks a memory and I start to react. Before I can say anything, Inez grips my right calf â unseen by Nora â and pinches so hard that I choke on a yelp.
âHow are you, Nora?â Inez asks. âWhatâs it like, living in the Born?â
âDifficult,â Nora says. âIâd be happier in Diamond, but my loyalty lies with King Lloyd, and thatâs where he wants to be, so I donât complain.â
âDoes he still intend to stay there until he dies?â Inez asks.
âYes,â Nora sighs. âHe loves wandering the streets, looking at the skyscrapers.â
âAnd going to the theatre?â I ask, rubbing the back of my calf and shooting Inez evils.
âNot so much,â Nora says. âHe finds it hard to concentrate. Occasionally we go, but sometimes we leave even before the interval.â
âHow long will you stay in Topaz?â Inez asks.
âNot long,â Nora says. âWeâll hang around after the match tomorrow, as lots of people will want to pay their regards, then depart the following morning.â
âYou wonât get to see much of the city,â Inez notes.
âNo,â Nora says. âWeâre staying in the palace â Malinaâs a good friend of the kingâs, so we were able to cross using a borehole to her quarters â and we wonât be straying far from there. But he was eager to thank you again, so Cindy and Seamus guided us here through the tunnels.â
âThereâs no need for thanks,â I mutter. âWe were glad to help.â
The king calls us back to rejoin the conversation, which has moved on. He wants to know if weâve been to Diamond since he last saw us, and is disappointed that we havenât.
âIâm looking forward to having a chat with the players,â he says. âI want to know if anythingâs changed, if lifeâs still pleasant there, if thereâs anything I can say to convince them to leave before the realm falls.â
âYou mustnât be hard on them,â Nora says sternly. âTheyâve made their choice. Donât try to make them feel guilty.â
âI wonât,â the king says sadly. âI just hate to see them throw their lives away.â
âMaybe they wonât,â Inez says. âAn inheritor might yet be found. If that happens, the ones who didnât desert will be hailed as heroes by the others when they return.â
âHow likely is that?â King Lloyd asks.
Inez shrugs. âHow likely was it that an amateur locksmith would wind up in your palace and save you from all-out madness?â
King Lloyd blinks.
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