Chapter 18:
Helena’s temper simmered during the trip back to the ship. It improved little once she arrived. Mister Wizard took over the task of introducing Doyle to everyone on the ship that didn’t know him.
She didn’t care if Countess Ludmila Stroganov wanted Doyle, she could damn well have him. At the moment she wanted to run away to her cabin and cry, but she would never allow herself to do that. During the backslapping welcome aboard, she drifted to the side rail; her nails dug into the rail even though it was made of brass.
The clink of Captain Cox’s mechanical hand touching the rail brought her out of her funk. “It seems the Russian has paid off, he suggests we start our search along the French-Spanish border, at a place called Castillo de Aristot.”
“How long until we get there?”
