Gideon Smith And The Brass Dragon - Plot & Excerpts
asked Gideon. Cockayne continued to peer through the broken window shutter. He said, “Hey, ain’t you supposed to be the Hero of the Empire?” “Don’t get irritable,” said Gideon. Cockayne took a deep breath. “Sorry. The threat of impending death tends to do that to a man.” He turned away from the window. “The goddamn dragon is so close I can practically touch it.” Gideon took Cockayne’s place at the window. “If only we could stage some kind of diversion, take Pinch’s attention away from Apep so Maria could get onboard.” “How long will it take to get that bird in the sky?” asked Cockayne. “Once the artifacts are in place on the dashboard, I think I have full control over Apep,” said Maria. “Perhaps only minutes from then, though I have always been somewhat indisposed when I have been at one with the dragon.” “Mmm,” said Cockayne. “Now’s the time you want to see Bent come blundering into the place, or Rowena shooting everything up.…” He paused, staring at the dust motes dancing in the shafts of sunlight slicing through the broken timbers of the church roof.
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