Marie said goodbye to Zokar and Saphira. Her mind still tripped over the words uncle and aunt. Those were words she’d always reserved for other people’s families. Like Johann’s. But it seemed his family, like all others, had its problems.
“What do we do now?” Iris asked once they traversed the tunnels. “We’re back to facing a problem that’s bigger than all of us, and it seems that Cobb has found us again.”
“Yes, he’s tried to get to me twice now.” Marie held up the lantern to illuminate a fork and the scratches on the wall, unmarred here, told her which branch to take to get out. She wished the pattern to all their problems was as clear.
“We need to do something to get rid of him, or at least get him to leave you alone,” Johann said.
“And you can’t have him leading the Clockwork Guild
