Girls Can't Be Knights by Lee French

Author:Lee French [French, Lee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781680630312
Published: 2016-04-03T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Justin

“This is a stupid idea.”

“That’s why it’s going to work.”

“That’s even more stupid.” Tariel trotted along the street, keeping up with traffic in downtown Portland.

“No one expects the dumb move. It’s like the Spanish Inquisition.” Justin almost smiled. He’d spent half an hour figuring out how to word a note about what had happened to the hat and who it had belonged to. Now he had both it and the hat clutched in one hand as they headed for the Oregon Historical Society. He’d like to keep it, as a memento of Kurt, but they’d take better care of it.

Tariel rolled her eyes, showing the whites. “One of these days, you’re going to get us both killed.”

“Probably. Until then, just remember that you chose me.”

“To my eternal dismay.” The horse whuffed out a long-suffering sigh. “I wonder what’ll chose Claire.”

“We should go see her after this. We’re already missing dinner, so we might as well go all in and see if I can get screamed at by as many women as possible.”

“Go big or go home.” Tariel chuckled.

“Damn straight.” He sighed. “What do you think about that, anyway? Claire being a Knight, I mean.”

Her ears flicked. “It’s… I think you should bring another Knight to have a look at her. That would also give her another ally in the Palace when she does cross over. You don’t spend a huge amount of time there, after all. She probably will.”

Looking down at the hat, he nodded. As much as he wanted to be her mentor, he had to admit she’d be in a much better position if she collected a number of allies. “That’s a good idea. We’ll swing over to her foster home after this and see if she’ll listen. If not, we’ll leave and I’ll go grab someone.”

They turned up Park Avenue, following traffic flow on the south-bound side. Tariel turned onto the green strip behind Teddy Roosevelt and crossed the north-bound lane, then let him off at the front door. He grabbed the handle, yanked it open, and strode inside. The man working behind the front desk happened to be the gentleman who’d been there the other day, and now he had a line of people waiting to pay to get in.

“Excuse me.” Justin walked past the line to set the hat and note on the counter.

The man stared at him, blinking rapidly. “Uh?”

“I apologize for taking this and hope it wasn’t damaged beyond repair. The note details its exploits, which I suspect will enrich the museum more than the temporary loss of the hat detracted from it.” With that, he gave the man a polite smile and left. Everyone stared at him, watching as he walked out the front door, climbed onto Tariel’s back, and rode up the street.

A few blocks away, with no sirens to be heard, he grinned. “See? It worked.”

“Great,” Tariel groused. “One dumb plan worked, so now you’ll be an insufferable idiot forever.”

Justin laughed. “I love you too.”

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