Firewalker (43 page)
Authors: Josephine Angelini
“But how could this have been kept a secret?” Breakfast asked skeptically.
“I don't know,” Lily mumbled. “But I bet it wasn't easy.”
She staggered forward, staring at what shouldn't be there. The perfume of the flowers being crushed beneath her soot-blackened feet sweetened the soft breeze. The sky was the exact shade of blue that Rowan imagined in his dreams of California, and the sun shone with the same sparkling golden light.
“That's the Pacific Ocean,” Lily said. “That's impossible. We hadn't even made it through Kansas.” She heard her voice catch, and realized that she was crying.
“The Hive must have flown us over half the country to get us here,” Una said.
Lily couldn't start mourning Tristan now or she knew she'd fall apart. She didn't really believe it yet, anyway. A part of her kept whispering that it was impossible. Tristan couldn't be dead because she couldn't imagine a world without him. Lily swiped angrily at the tears streaming down her face and read what was written over the main gate of this impossibly beautiful Shangri-la.
WELCOME TO BOWER CITY.
End of Book Two
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Ahanu:
Outlander girl who tried to tame a Woven
Alaric Windrider:
known as the Sachem, he became the leader of the Outlanders after his wife and baby daughter froze outside the Citadel
Anoki:
Carrick's abusive father who worked as bait man for his tribe
Caleb Crow:
an Outlander who is friends and stone kin with Rowan, one of Lily's claimed; Elias was his partner
Carrick:
an Outlander who once kidnapped and tortured Lily; formerly Gideon's right-hand man, now working for Lillian; Rowan's half brother
Chenoa Longshadow:
An Outlander scientist Lillian is desperate to put on trial; she was a professor at Lillian's school, and the driving force behind developing the nuclear bombs
Councilman Bainbridge:
one of the ruling council of Salem
Councilman Roberts:
the longest-serving Salem councilman
Councilman Thomas Danforth:
leader of the Salem Council, father of Gideon
Councilman Wake:
a member of the ruling council of Salem
Dana:
an Outland elder who Lily claimed while freeing her from Lillian's prison; she is a tanner and has a young son
Dr. Rosenthal:
superintendent of Lily's school system in Salem, Massachusetts
Esmeralda:
ran a safe house for Outlanders in Salem; betrayed Lily to Gideon out of jealousy
Gavin:
a young page and possible mechanic who works for Lillian
Gideon Danforth:
Lillian's head mechanic after Rowan left and a commander in her army; Lillian sent him to his death after he kidnapped Lily and allowed her to be tortured
Hakan:
Outlander scientist involved in Chenoa's nuclear bomb project
Hans Krebs:
scientist who determined the citric acid cycle
James Proctor:
Lily's absent father, who lives in Richmond
Juliet Proctor:
Lily's and Lillian's sister; Lily's Juliet is a registered EMT who attends Boston University; and Lillian's Juliet turned away from her sister after Lillian went too far in her quest to stamp out Chenoa and her friends in the scientist trials
Keme:
Outlander scientist involved in Chenoa's nuclear bomb project
Lillian:
the Salem Witch, also known as the Lady of Salem; she is the tyrannical ruler of Salem who, after developing a deadly illness, pulled Lily into her universe to take her place
Lily Proctor:
a seventeen-year-old from Salem, Massachusetts; after Lillian pulls her through to an alternate universe, she discovers that her crippling allergies are actually signs that she is a powerful Crucible and Witch
Mary:
Rowan and Carrick's mother; now deceased, this beautiful Outlander was originally married to Anoki, and then left him to marry River Fall
Michael Snowshower:
an Outlander doctor and scientist who gave Chenoa and her team medicine for dying Outland children; Lillian's breaking this deal drove Juliet away
Miranda Clark:
a sophomore girl from Lily's high school who Tristan hooked up with, breaking Lily's heart
Mr. Carnello:
also called Mr. Carn; Lily's senior-year physics teacher
Red Leaf:
Breakfast's alternate, who is studying to be the new shaman
Riley:
a teen boy who lives in an underground subway outside of Richmond
River Fall:
an Outland doctor and Rowan's father; he was the first person hanged by Lillian
Rowan Fall:
also known as Lord Fall, this Outlander was originally Lillian's true love and head mechanic; after Lillian killed his father, he ran away to join Alaric and eventually fell in love with and was claimed by Lily
Samantha Proctor:
Lily and Juliet's mother; born with the power to see into other universes, Lily's Samantha was diagnosed with Schizophrenia and heavily medicated; Lillian's Samantha was unable to handle her gift and committed suicide
Scot:
a teen boy from Lily's high school who almost killed her in an attempt to take advantage of her at a party
Special Agent Simms:
the FBI agent in charge of Lily's case
Stuart “Breakfast” Doyle:
Tristan's friend and Una's boyfriend, he becomes one of Lily's claimed
Tristan Corey:
Lily's best friend and first love, Rowan's best friend and stone kin; although Tristan was never claimed by Lillian, Lily has befriended and claimed both versions of him
Una Stone:
a teen girl in Lily's poetry class; she is Tristan's friend and Breakfast's girlfriend, and becomes one of Lily's claimed
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I'd like to thank Jean Feiwel at Feiwel and Friends for her faith in this series, my coeditor Holly West for her keen eye and diligence, and Mollie Glick, my long-suffering agent. Mollie and I were both pregnant while I was writing this book, which made for some pretty interesting pregnancy-brain conversations that mostly centered around one of us forgetting what we were going to say. Big kisses for my family back home. For Kelly Gryncel Davisâyou fought the Big C like a goddess, and you will be sorely missed. For my husband and baby girlâone of you was a huge help, and the other made me have to take about a million bathroom breaks. I'm not pointing any fingers, but you know who you are. I love you both with all my heart.
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Josephine Angelini
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