Happenstance Found (Books Of Umber #1) - Plot & Excerpts
Lady Truden called after him: “Young man! You’re not to be running off by yourself!”Hap waited for her to catch up. His heart thumped hard and fast against his chest, as if hammering out of its cage. “I have to tell Lord Umber about the ship!” Back in the little room he’d trained the spyglass on the craft. Every detail matched his memory: pale wood and a curving prow carved like a serpent’s head. The only difference was that the tall figure no longer stood on the deck. As far as he could see there was nobody on the ship at all.The landing opened onto a garden terrace that was lush with a staggering diversity of shrubs, trees, and flowers; even in his frantic state, Hap was struck by its beauty. But he would have to appreciate it later—Umber needed to know about the ominous ship now. And Umber was certainly inside the structure at the corner, a tower erected on the flat top of the natural stone. The only entry was a barred door. “That is Lord Umber’s study and his quarters,”
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