Welcome to Stories from Among the Stars.

You're listening to The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean, narrated by Katie Eric. Chapter 11

Ramsey at the charge

present day

When the game is going against you

stay calm and cheat

George MacDonald Fraser

Flashman at the Charge

Ramsey looked at Eland the latter froze George MacDonald Fraser. Flashman at the charge.

Ramsey looked at Eelan, the latter frozen with indecision.

Get the dragon and get out of here. Both of you!

He shot to his feet.

The centre of the train station had become a swirling maelstrom of ink soddened paper,

courtesy of the corpses Devon's friend had left behind. Passers-by was screaming, and security, or police, or both, would be here any

moment. Wait, Eland sounded panicked. What about Kinsey's orders? Fuck Kinsey. Get out before the humans arrest you.

Ramsey called over one shoulder, sprinting after his sister's fast disappearing form.

I'll be in touch. This whole situation was so typical of Devon. Even when they were children,

she would charge her head into the woods, into ravines over cliff edges and up sheer walls, never thinking of what awaited.

Never giving thought to whether a tree branch might snap beneath her feet, whether gutters and pipes, not made for climbing, could hold her weight, or just whether whatever the fuck she was doing was a good idea.

Full stop. She didn't bloody think. And it had always fallen to him, this job of chasing her down,

of bailing her out or rescuing her sorry ass when she got into trouble. She would have disagreed with

his assessment and spun her selfishness as a choice on his

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