The Rise of the Remarkables by Gareth Ward
Author:Gareth Ward [Ward, Gareth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781760652517
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Published: 2020-04-15T00:00:00+00:00
Bot stormed into the briefing carriage where Plum and Wrench waited. âHow does setting fire to Flemingtonâs rooms fit in with the modus operandi of stealth and guile?â he bawled.
Wrench glared at the mechanoid. The moment sheâd seen the contents of the wardrobe sheâd known she was taking the documents; there had been no other option. When sheâd been strapped in the electric chair Flemington had shown that the regulators had a file on her. However, what sheâd retrieved from the wardrobe went well beyond the call of duty and was straying very much into the behaviour of a lunatic.
Besides, who was Bot to lecture her? Heâd blown up the Epochryphal Brotherhoodâs manor house without a second thought. Heâd nearly blown them up too in the process. At least sheâd thought her plan through. Like the best machines, it possessed a simple elegance.
âNo one saw us go into his rooms, so that was stealth,â said Wrench.
âAnd the guile?â asked Bot.
âPlum left sooty shapes on the wall like the ones in the Minster and the church. Flemington will think itâs a remarkable like Carwyn seeking revenge. And while heâs busy chasing his tail we can find out what heâs up to,â said Wrench.
Bot loomed over Plum, who concentrated on the cat curled in his lap. The strange-looking beast purred contentedly.
âWhat is that thing and why is it on my train?â said Bot.
âSheâs not a thing.â Plum toyed with a silver name tag on the madder-red collar the cat wore. âSheâs called Lady Lovelace and I rescued her from the fire.â
âThe fire which I thought you were merely ineffectual in stopping but are apparently complicit in starting.â
Plum scratched Lady Lovelace behind the ears. âI didnât have any choice. Wrench made me do it,â he mumbled.
âYou were the senior regulator on the scene. I trusted you to keep her out of trouble,â said Bot accusingly.
âStop being such a big brass baby.â Wrench slapped Botâs arm. âYou sent us in there to gather information and thatâs what we did.â Plum swallowed loudly beside her, his body trembling. Wrench clenched her teeth and squared her shoulders towards Bot. She didnât care that the robot could crush her with a single blow; she wasnât scared of him. Being in charge didnât give him the right to bully them. Plum might not stand up to Bot, but she refused to submit. He was only a machine, and she controlled machines, not the other way around.
Bot raised a hand and Plum flinched backwards, his arms curling protectively over Lady Lovelace. The carriage lights flickered. Wrench remained staunch. The robot rapped a finger against his skorpidium-carbide skull. âIâm not actually brass,â he said.
âOn the inside you are.â When Wrench had reached into him on the way to the Minster, the brass gears and clockwork had felt shiny and bright, glowing with a sheen sheâd not encountered before; not until sheâd visited the Artificer.
Botâs eyes narrowed. The seconds stretched out for an eternity, then his face broke into a smile. âAnd you are skorpidium-carbide all the way through, Brasswitch.
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