CHAPTER 33
Rory decided to head to the warehouse via Bayog. It wasn’t the quickest route, but she also wanted to check on the Black Orchid and its surroundings, to see if she could find anything that might be connected to the lab.
“Move carefully,” she told Alice. “We can’t be seen by no one at street level.”
Alice nodded, her wide brown eyes serious.
They made quick progress, the day warming up even though the rising sun was still hidden behind heavy clouds. The Rookery was already well into its day, and the streets below were busy.
As they neared Bayog, the lanes became quieter, the bustling activity replaced with a few solitary, stumbling men and women. Up ahead Rory caught sight of something large.
“This way,” she whispered to Alice, changing direction.
Jumping to another row of
