Chapter Eighteen‘Miss Venture,’ I said, shocked to find myself back in Lonsdale Lighthouse.
She didn’t respond. Of course not; I wasn’t really there.
It was a great deal easier to remain calm in this vision, since I was not on fire. It was night, and there was a new moon cutting a darker patch of night into the sky. I watched as Xiong herself appeared and joined Miss Venture where she stood looking over the rough sea toward the lights on the opposite shore. What was Xiong doing at Lonsdale?
‘What can you see?’ asked Xiong.
‘They’re coming,’ said Miss Venture, slurring her words past the cigar clamped between her teeth.
I stepped forward, wanting to see what they were looking at. Xiong also stepped forward and took Miss Venture’s hand. I squeaked in delight before automatically clappin
