Terrestrial Magic (Jordan Sanders, #1) by Marina Ermakova

Author:Marina Ermakova
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: science fiction urban fantasy, roman mythology urban fantasy, urban fantasy smart women, urban fantasy female protagonist, urban fantasy thriller woman protagonist, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy greek
Publisher: Marina Ermakova
Published: 2019-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

A WEEK LATER, DR. BERTI arranged for an interview with the Hercules, for me and Tony. He’d agreed to meet us near the Aventine, while representatives from the Houses were still in the area. Which was good, because pretty much no one would consent to us heading into the Hercules’ territory.

The Hercules had been provided quarters around the base of the Aventine, near an old temple dedicated to the original Hercules. Pradip told us that there were still some hard feelings about the House of Remus claiming the Aventine after the Boom, as the Hercules had wanted to claim the nearby temple and the Forum Boarium—where the original Hercules had his cattle stolen, before killing the responsible party. The current Hercules offered to meet with us right in front of that temple. It may or may not have been some kind of statement, but I didn’t care either way. If it was, it had nothing to do with us.

The location actually pleased the Remus. He said it would be easy to hide people nearby, still out of sight. Just in case anything happened. You know, since we were confronting a cold-blooded killer about his recent attempts to assassinate us.

A doorway in the wall at the end of the park opened onto a small flight of stones stairs, leading to a cobblestone road. That was where the others saw us off, all the while providing unnecessary, last-minute advice.

“Lead into it, instead of getting straight to what you want to know,” Jessie instructed. She had enough clout to be here if she wanted to—turned out, she was the Remus’ niece. “He might give something away while he doesn’t suspect how much you know. You guys are going to be awesome at this, I can tell.” At least we had one vote of confidence.

The Remus fumbled with my bag, trying to get a mike in place—we chose the bag so I could position it more easily, to pick up the Hercules’ speech. “Try to be relaxed and confident,” he added. “Then he will be less likely to think he has any advantage over you. If you appear unsure, he will be more likely to try to scare or even hurt you, so this is important.”

“No need to frighten them,” Dr. Berti commented, a tightness to her voice. She’d opted for her wheelchair instead of a cane today, so I had to look down to meet her eyes as she regarded us. “This isn’t a particularly risky mission, not when compared to facing a chimera. You will both be fine.” She sounded almost too insistent.

“Perhaps,” the Remus replied, addressing her with an extra hint of gentleness. “But I would prefer they be too careful rather than not careful enough. They are still dealing with the Hercules, and this should not be treated so lightly.”

“Jordan and Tony are both very capable. This is a well thought-out plan.”

“I know.” As he met her gaze, it was like some hidden message passed between them. Some of the tension in my advisor drained away in response.

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