Chapter Twenty-Eight
THE CRAFT THAT MADE THE NOISE appeared over the top of the trees that stood on a small island a bit further down. It flew in the darkness without light. So close to the city, that was dangerous.
What was all the splashing?
Wait—all the Pengali following us were jumping in the water to hide between and underneath their boats.
Within a short time, everything went quiet, leaving the boats bobbing on the surface like a ghost fleet.
I jumped from the wing inside the cabin and closed the door.
Evi stood in the aisle between the table and the passenger seats, carrying the rocket launcher on a strap over his shoulder. Sheydu had opened a box that came out of the hold, no doubt containing explosives.
“We don’t know if they have any weapons,” Sheydu was saying, while pack
