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Luc threw the book he'd been leafing through for clues to the Legacy of Monceau against the wall, and it fell to the floor with a rustling thump. He buried his head in his hands and forced himself to take a deep breath. He should have realized he'd never be able to get anything done after the airship chase. He'd found the fallen pirate after the wagon had disappeared into the woods and the airship into the sky. The familiarity of the man's features confirmed for him what he had already suspected. La Belle Rouge had been the ship, and its captain likely behind the raid—or whatever it had been.
Why hadn't the pirates just landed in the yard and looted the house?
Because they sought the same thing he did. And they suspected the girl and her crew had it.
The creak of a floorboard made hi
