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Authors: Catherine Vale
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Ramos?”
“Oh, yes. Well, you know, he knew before me.”
“Same with Griffin. He told me pretty much the next morning.” She shook her head. “They’d make a fortune back in the civilized world if they could market that ability.”
Daphne laughed. “There’s so much here that’s ahead of anything we know back home, with all our advancements, and technology. They may not know how to drive a car, but they’re miles ahead of most men I know back in Leeds.”
The women sat for a moment, looking out over the jungle. The birds had grown used to them and had stopped shrieking overhead. It was hot and humid, and there was a slight breeze on top of the ruins.
“Do you miss home?” Daphne glanced at Addison. “I know there’s your sister…”
“I miss Grace, but I know she’s okay now that Daniel brought back the orchid. And Daniel…I miss his friendship. But there are so many things I don’t miss.” Addison laughed. “I did have a vile headache after a week without coffee. I would’ve killed for a mug of Daniel’s special blend. But I’ve gotten over that.”
Daphne giggled. “I’d kill for a good cup of coffee! It’s the little things sometimes that I really miss.”
There was movement in the jungle and Addison caught sight of one of the guards Griffin insisted on sending with them. The man never approached them, but he was always nearby, moving silently on his rounds. Even though Addison insisted it wasn’t necessary, sometimes she caught herself looking for him among the foliage.
“The guard?” Daphne shaded her eyes, looking into the dark jungle.
“Yes. I’m finally getting used to him. Griffin worries. But there are still some of Xavier’s guards who he thinks are holding back, waiting to start some kind of trouble.”
“Are there really that many that they’d be able to band together? Ramos seems to think there were only a few and that they’d sort of joined the rest, you know, supporting Griffin.”
Addison shrugged. “I don’t know, really. Like I said, he worries. It’s part of his nature, but he’s got to be careful, I guess.”
“We should either get to work, or get back, you think?”
Addison stood, sticking a hand out to Daphne, pulling her to her feet. The women stood and then Addison impulsively pulled Daphne into a hug. They broke apart, laughing.
“Right. Do you want to look at the markings? I can’t make sense of it, but maybe you can.”
Addison nodded. “I’ll take a look. I read some monographs on area rituals before the original expedition came down, so maybe some of that will make sense.”
Daphne jumped into the small room. Addison sat on the edge, swinging her legs over, waiting for Daphne to crawl further into the small space.
“Do you know why these rooms are so tiny?” Daphne’s voice was muffled by the thick stone walls.
“No idea. Daniel might have had some thoughts.”
The foliage behind her rustled loudly, and a startled flock of birds screeched their way into the jungle. Addison frowned, watching them circle overhead. The guard wasn’t that noisy. She wondered if it was a wild animal and stood, looking back into the darkness.
“Addison?” Daphne’s head poked out of the ruins. “What is it?”
“I don’t know.” Addison took a step forward. “An animal, I think.”
The first stone struck her in the shoulder, knocking her off balance. She spun to her left, her ankle twisting beneath her, falling to her knees.
“Addison!” Daphne pulled herself out of the ruin. “What happened? Are you alright?”
Before she could answer another rock flew out of the jungle, hitting her in the head. She fell to the stones, dazed, closing her eyes against the pain.
“It’s her! Take her. She’s the one!” A babble of voices rose from the jungle and Addison looked up, focusing on the group of men tearing through the leaves, wielding machetes and brandishing rocks.
Daphne screamed and began to run toward her. But Addison waved her
“Oh, yes. Well, you know, he knew before me.”
“Same with Griffin. He told me pretty much the next morning.” She shook her head. “They’d make a fortune back in the civilized world if they could market that ability.”
Daphne laughed. “There’s so much here that’s ahead of anything we know back home, with all our advancements, and technology. They may not know how to drive a car, but they’re miles ahead of most men I know back in Leeds.”
The women sat for a moment, looking out over the jungle. The birds had grown used to them and had stopped shrieking overhead. It was hot and humid, and there was a slight breeze on top of the ruins.
“Do you miss home?” Daphne glanced at Addison. “I know there’s your sister…”
“I miss Grace, but I know she’s okay now that Daniel brought back the orchid. And Daniel…I miss his friendship. But there are so many things I don’t miss.” Addison laughed. “I did have a vile headache after a week without coffee. I would’ve killed for a mug of Daniel’s special blend. But I’ve gotten over that.”
Daphne giggled. “I’d kill for a good cup of coffee! It’s the little things sometimes that I really miss.”
There was movement in the jungle and Addison caught sight of one of the guards Griffin insisted on sending with them. The man never approached them, but he was always nearby, moving silently on his rounds. Even though Addison insisted it wasn’t necessary, sometimes she caught herself looking for him among the foliage.
“The guard?” Daphne shaded her eyes, looking into the dark jungle.
“Yes. I’m finally getting used to him. Griffin worries. But there are still some of Xavier’s guards who he thinks are holding back, waiting to start some kind of trouble.”
“Are there really that many that they’d be able to band together? Ramos seems to think there were only a few and that they’d sort of joined the rest, you know, supporting Griffin.”
Addison shrugged. “I don’t know, really. Like I said, he worries. It’s part of his nature, but he’s got to be careful, I guess.”
“We should either get to work, or get back, you think?”
Addison stood, sticking a hand out to Daphne, pulling her to her feet. The women stood and then Addison impulsively pulled Daphne into a hug. They broke apart, laughing.
“Right. Do you want to look at the markings? I can’t make sense of it, but maybe you can.”
Addison nodded. “I’ll take a look. I read some monographs on area rituals before the original expedition came down, so maybe some of that will make sense.”
Daphne jumped into the small room. Addison sat on the edge, swinging her legs over, waiting for Daphne to crawl further into the small space.
“Do you know why these rooms are so tiny?” Daphne’s voice was muffled by the thick stone walls.
“No idea. Daniel might have had some thoughts.”
The foliage behind her rustled loudly, and a startled flock of birds screeched their way into the jungle. Addison frowned, watching them circle overhead. The guard wasn’t that noisy. She wondered if it was a wild animal and stood, looking back into the darkness.
“Addison?” Daphne’s head poked out of the ruins. “What is it?”
“I don’t know.” Addison took a step forward. “An animal, I think.”
The first stone struck her in the shoulder, knocking her off balance. She spun to her left, her ankle twisting beneath her, falling to her knees.
“Addison!” Daphne pulled herself out of the ruin. “What happened? Are you alright?”
Before she could answer another rock flew out of the jungle, hitting her in the head. She fell to the stones, dazed, closing her eyes against the pain.
“It’s her! Take her. She’s the one!” A babble of voices rose from the jungle and Addison looked up, focusing on the group of men tearing through the leaves, wielding machetes and brandishing rocks.
Daphne screamed and began to run toward her. But Addison waved her
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