The Sorcerous Spy by Thomas K. Carpenter

Author:Thomas K. Carpenter [Carpenter, Thomas K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: contemporary fantasy
Publisher: Black Moon Books
Published: 2018-10-14T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Eleventh Ward, March 2015

At least it's not Chucky

A week after his botched date with Tally, Zayn was downtown picking up spices from an international market to send to his sister Neveah, when he received an urgent text from Keelan.

KEELAN: Meet me in ward 11 ASAP

Zayn's questions back were met with silence, so he abandoned his quest for spices and hopped on the nearby Red Line, feeling twitchy and bouncing his knees the whole ride. When he reached the eleventh ward, he stood outside the station, busily checking his phone for messages from Keelan and worrying about what might be wrong. He cousin hadn't explained where they'd be headed, but the only place he thought it could be was the Smallest Eye Hall, the same place that they'd first seen the Gurken.

Zayn was about to head off to the hall alone when he heard Keelan's voice from behind him.

"Hey, cuz," said Keelan as they embraced.

Keelan had his red-and-black leather jacket on, along with shades. He looked like he was ready to head out to a bar rather than an emergency.

"What's going on?" asked Zayn.

Keelan gave him the covert signs for "lying" and "follow me." Instructor Pennywhistle had suggested that their teams develop hand signals to use when someone might be eavesdropping to communicate without being overheard.

"Thought we could get out, enjoy a day off, and play some pool at the bar up the street," said Keelan.

Concerned about the obfuscation, Zayn fell in with his cousin as he headed down the street, amping his senses to detect anyone who might be following them. The trash pickup services looked like they hadn't been through the streets in weeks, so the whole area had a fetid smell.

Once they were a couple of blocks from the train station, and the only person close by was a homeless man lying on a city bus bench with a blue tarp over him, Zayn said under his breath, "What's going on? Are we in danger?"

While keeping his mouth from moving, Keelan said, "Being cautious after attack. Will explain later."

At first, Zayn thought they were going to the Smallest Eye, but Keelan brought them to the west, away from it. The sun had slipped over the horizon with little fanfare. This was a bad area of town, and though they were a couple of hall-trained mages, without bullet-hardened clothing, a spray of gunfire would take them both out in an instant.

When they turned the corner across the street from a convenience store with metal bars in the windows, Keelan leapt on top of a brick wall and then climbed up a three-story brownstone as if it were a ladder. Zayn followed, trusting that his cousin would explain in good order.

They leapt from roof to roof in near silence, and a few minutes later, landed in the courtyard of The Smallest Eye, the same place they'd seen the Gurken take the head of a mage. The place hadn't changed much since the last time, except that the building was

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