The More Known World (The Oddfits Series Book 2) by Tiffany Tsao

Author:Tiffany Tsao [Tsao, Tiffany]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781503935983
Publisher: Amazon Crossing
Published: 2017-12-18T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 12

“Are we really going to stay for a few days, like Benn wants?”

The sound of Murgatroyd’s voice drifted through the darkness from where he was sleeping on the opposite side of the room. Nutmeg had invited them to stay at her house for the next few nights.

“We might as well,” yawned Ann, not because she was bored, but because she was exhausted. It had been a long day.

She lowered her voice, even though Nutmeg wasn’t there—she was outside “glimpsing,” whatever that was. “Immediate escape is impossible, anyway. We can’t make any direct transfers from here; there’s a large portion of the route we don’t know, since we were blindfolded. We’d have to either find a way to transfer from this island itself to another Territory or take a boat back to where we were on the mainland. Both of those will take time.”

“Oh,” said Murgatroyd. He never failed to be impressed at Ann’s thoroughness of thought. “Well, I’m happy we’re staying. I want to get to know the Originals, like Benn said. They seem nice.”

What Murgatroyd meant more specifically was that Nutmeg and Benn seemed nice. He wasn’t in a position to say whether any of the other Originals were or not, though he was always inclined to give everyone the benefit of the doubt. Benn had introduced them to several people earlier that evening, including the other elders, who gave Benn the authority to handle the situation as he thought best. None of them spoke English as well as Benn and Nutmeg did, if at all, and everyone had kept their distance, eyeing Ann and Murgatroyd with great suspicion. He supposed it was understandable since Yusuf had warned them so much about the threats posed by the Quest and its representatives, but their unfriendliness still made him sad.

A thought popped into Murgatroyd’s head. “Maybe they’ll change their minds about the Quest once they get to know us better! Benn seems to trust us more, now that we’ve spent so much time talking with him.”

“True,” said Ann. “Too bad I’m not sure if I trust him.”

Murgatroyd gasped. “Really? But he was Uncle Yusuf’s best friend! Why not?”

“Do you remember why we went in search of the lake?”

It took a few seconds for Murgatroyd to realize what Ann was implying. “We were looking for the person who killed Nimali and the others . . . but you don’t think—”

Ann’s voice cut him off. “How can I not think it! Who are we looking for? An Oddfit strong enough to transfer a human body all the way from Jamaica-Fallacy to Cambodia-Abscond. An Oddfit who wants to kill Questians for some reason. Like it or not, Benn fits the profile perfectly. He’s an Oddfit, he was strong enough to transfer that ice cream churner from the Great Freezer in one piece, and he wants to protect his people from the threat he believes the Quest poses to their existence.”

“But if he killed the others, then why not us? And why kill the others at all? They weren’t anywhere near Cambodia-Abscond!”

“Exactly,” said Ann.

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