Master of Plagues: a Nicolas Lenoir Novel
“Kody swung the crossbow off his shoulder, his gaze raking the pier. The screaming seemed to be coming from somewhere behind them, at least one pier over, but the looming cliffs of timber and canvas blocked their view. Lenoir dropped to his haunches, trying to peer beneath the needle nose of a brig, but he saw nothing. The screaming went on, a sound more of fear than pain, reaching across the water with unsettling intimacy. A second gunshot rasped through the salt-crusted air, and then all was s...ilent. The screaming had stopped.
“Shit,” said Kody, and he bolted.
They raced up the pier toward the boardwalk, Kody cradling his crossbow, Lenoir cocking one hammer of his pistol, their boots pounding out an urgent rhythm beneath them. Shouts of alarm went up all over the docks. Lenoir spotted a sailor up in the rigging of a nearby clipper, shading his eyes as he surveyed the scene. “You there!” he called. “See anything?”
“Puff of smoke over there!”MoreLess
“Shit,” said Kody, and he bolted.
They raced up the pier toward the boardwalk, Kody cradling his crossbow, Lenoir cocking one hammer of his pistol, their boots pounding out an urgent rhythm beneath them. Shouts of alarm went up all over the docks. Lenoir spotted a sailor up in the rigging of a nearby clipper, shading his eyes as he surveyed the scene. “You there!” he called. “See anything?”
“Puff of smoke over there!”MoreLess
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