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6 Scout knew exactly where to find the public house Daisy had described. She had flown over it many times. It was larger than any other single building in the marketplace, providing a transition from the smaller shops and restaurants to the larger government buildings on the island itself. Scout spiraled down to land in the middle of the street on the bridge in front of the house. People were streaming past her in both directions, towards the markets behind her and towards the open plaza beyond the public house. She could just see the steps that led up to the massive court building on the far side of the tiered fountain that dominated the plaza. Scout gave her glider a swift jerk and it collapsed back to its storage configuration, wings folded against the central spine so tightly it res