Chapter 15
It doesn’t take long to reach the Scythe’s secret lair. After I hit the outskirts of Winter’s Run, I shimmy up an old drainage ditch. After that, I scramble through old water pipes for a bit. The access pipeline is round, about five feet tall, and lined with rust. The stale scent of mold hangs in the air. After a few feet, a horse fly hovers nearby, its body gleaming with a metallic sheen. I should have guessed this was coming.
It’s another one of Fritz’s drones.
He already knows I’m here.
Finally, I reach a portal door in the wall. The entrance to Scythe central. I knock on the thick metal and wave at the drone. That’s all the greeting I’m giving.
Fritz pulls open the portal a crack. A slice of his pale face is visible. “You vant something, Meimi?”
What do I want? How abo
