CHAPTER 43
Rory re-entered the stadium just in time to see the acrobats bow to the box. They removed the masks that covered their faces, allowing them to breathe underwater, but kept their goggles on. They wore shimmering outfits that shifted between blue and green in the light so that they looked like they were made of water.
Rory lifted her binoculars to her eyes, searching for the one by the tallest mast, the one who would have access to the crossbow. There! Although the woman still had goggles on, there was no mistaking the bit of scar that snaked down to her jaw. Myran.
Rory lowered the binoculars. Behind the acrobats, she could see a dark shape making his way to the steamer. Longinus. He was walking differently than earlier, more self-assured. She prayed that his assurance would h
