Chapter 112
I’d known the sand was hissing away in the hourglass. I hadn’t realized there was a hole in the rotting thing. “Has anyone tried getting back on board?” I ask Cally. “What about the other ships?” She shakes her head. “A few of the Minders tried to board Soliton, the first time it returned. The angels kept them off, though they didn’t harm anyone. And the other ships are wrecks. We explore them sometimes, to look for old treasures, but there’s nothing else aboard but crabs.” She c***s her head. “You want to go back, don’t you?” I nod, breathing raggedly. “sylvia thought it was possible,” she says, voice turning hard. “But she was wrong. Soliton has stranded us here, Lady Victoria, and it means for us to stay. I suggest you come to terms with that.” I fight the urge to say something nas
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