Chapter SixteenJAS PUT AN ARM AROUND Makey’s shoulders as they returned quickly to the hostel. The kid had done well, really well. He’d stood up to his abusive father—stood up for what he believed in. But he’d also begun to understand that his mother and sister were dead.
Word from Haggardy had arrived just behind her when she got to Celebration Hall. She’d hardly been able to believe it, but the man had listened to her and ordered an immediate evacuation of the Galathea’s crew. And not a moment too soon. The presence of Shadows among the audience at Makey’s speech meant the situation was already dire.
She’d explained to the Dawntowners the threat that faced them. At her words, Makey’s mother and sister had bolted, but she still wasn’t sure the town’s inhabitants completely believed her.
