Storm (Catalyst Moon #3) by Lauren L Garcia

Author:Lauren L Garcia [Lauren L. Garcia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lauren L Garcia
Published: 2022-02-08T00:00:00+00:00

EIGHTEEN

Milo’s heart thudded harder than his horse’s hooves against the cobblestones. Flint was the more skilled rider, so he followed her lead as she urged her mount through Whitewater City. This late in the afternoon, all tiers could ride through the streets, but only fleet riders—the messengers of Aredia—higher tiers, and sentinels were allowed to keep any pace faster than a trot. But that didn’t stop folks from lobbing obscenities at Milo’s back after they had to leap out of the way of the sentinels’ horses. Milo tried to ignore the curses. Mind on the mission.

At last he caught the scent of water and fish, and heard the clanging harbor bells beneath the constant roar of the waterfall. Soon after, Milo called to his sister as he pulled Nutmeg up about a block away from Mara’s temple.

Flint leaned back, coaxing Ginger to a stop and glaring at Milo at the same time. “What are you doing? We’re nearly there!”

“We can’t go barreling up,” Milo replied as quietly as he dared. “Remember how Stonewall made us sneak up on those thralls near Torin? He said, ‘when you’re on the hunt for something, it’s best to take an easy approach.’”

Flint pursed her lips. “Makes sense, I guess.”

Milo slid from his horse, but Flint didn’t move. “You’re not coming?” he asked.

She held out her hand for his reins. “I’ll watch your back.”

The knot in his chest that had been growing since before Heartfire seemed to expand and tighten all at once. “Do you really want to leave?” he asked.

“You saw how they were looking at you, Mi. You saw it in their eyes.”

“I trust them with my life,” Milo said, frowning. “Don’t you?”

“Aye. But that’s not what I’m getting at.” Flint shuddered, gripping both sets of reins. “I watched Redfox die in Cobalt’s arms. If we don’t get out now, that’ll be our fate, too.”

Milo went still. “You didn’t tell me you…were there, with Red.”

Flint looked away from him to survey the streets. “It doesn’t matter now. We’ll be gone soon. So get a move on, burnie.”

Mara’s temple teemed with beggars, supplicants, and Circle clergy, and at first, Milo was certain the crowd would spell his downfall. But the advantage to being around so many other people absorbed in their own troubles was that no one paid him much mind. Granted, he got a few curious looks—the armor usually had that effect—but no one questioned him or told him to leave. Small victories.

At first, he merely stood by Mara’s quartz statue like a fool, trying to decide how to actually do what he’d said he would. Stupidly, he hadn’t thought much beyond getting here; had he hoped he’d just bump into the Cipher? Should he ask about her, or just go looking on his own? Even if he did find her, would she remember her promise to aid him? Well, he wasn’t going to help his squad-mates by waiting around, so he made his way toward the corridor he’d been to before. The

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