Chasing Power
““You realize people saw your disappearing trick,” Kayla said to Daniel.
“Doesn’t matter,” Daniel said. “We aren’t going back there.”
“We might, depending on what Selena learned. You want to be burned at the stake or dissected by scientists or treated as a freak show?”
“So long as we succeed, it doesn’t matter. I can deal with the consequences later.”
Both of them turned to Selena, and Kayla saw the anger from earlier drain out of her face—and her eyes fill with pity instead. “Kayla, Daniel … I’...m so sorry, but the dates don’t work. He said the church was built in 1853 and that it’s on the site of an older church that was built in the 1700s. And that site was chosen by the Spanish conquistador Juan Rodriguez de la Cosa in 1530. Before that, he didn’t know. But I know that the Great Jaguar Temple was built in the 700s, which is earlier than 1853, 1700, or even 1530, which means …”
“… which means we’re screwed,” Kayla finished for her.
Selena nodded.MoreLess
“Doesn’t matter,” Daniel said. “We aren’t going back there.”
“We might, depending on what Selena learned. You want to be burned at the stake or dissected by scientists or treated as a freak show?”
“So long as we succeed, it doesn’t matter. I can deal with the consequences later.”
Both of them turned to Selena, and Kayla saw the anger from earlier drain out of her face—and her eyes fill with pity instead. “Kayla, Daniel … I’...m so sorry, but the dates don’t work. He said the church was built in 1853 and that it’s on the site of an older church that was built in the 1700s. And that site was chosen by the Spanish conquistador Juan Rodriguez de la Cosa in 1530. Before that, he didn’t know. But I know that the Great Jaguar Temple was built in the 700s, which is earlier than 1853, 1700, or even 1530, which means …”
“… which means we’re screwed,” Kayla finished for her.
Selena nodded.MoreLess
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