KOTLC Characters Read The Books!

Chapter 9

THIS IS ATLANTIS?" SOPHIE COULDN'T quite hide her disappointment.

Fitz: In all seriousness... you're reaction was hilarious

Linh: Don't be mean!!

Fitz: I'm not trying to be!!

They were in the middle of nowhere, on a patch of dark rocks surrounded by white-capped waves. The only signs of life were a few seagulls, and all they did was screech and poop. It was hardly the lost continent she'd expected.

"This is how we get to Atlantis," Alden corrected as he stepped across a tide pool toward a triangular rock. "Atlantis is underneath us, where light doesn't reach. We can't leap there."

It was hard not to slip on the slick rocks as she followed Fitz, especially in the red shoes Alden insisted she wear to match the long gown. She'd begged to wear pants, but apparently it was a sign of status for a girl to wear a gown, especially in Atlantis, which Alden explained was a noble city, which meant members of the nobility had offices there. The empire waist and beaded neckline of her dress made her feel like she was wearing a costume.

Edaline: *snickers*

Grady: It's- it's tradition!

It was even stranger seeing Fitz in elvin clothes: a long blue tunic with elaborate embroidery around the edges and slender pockets sewn into the sleeves—the exact same size as his pathfinder. Black pants with pockets at the ankles—so he didn't have to sit on the stuff he carried, he'd explained—and black boots completed the look. No sign of tights or pointy shoes—thankfully—but he looked more like an elf now, which made everything more real.

Keefe: I CAN'T WHAT THE- PLEASE- I SWEAR-

Biana: I'm sorry I've seen you in that outfit so many times but the way she described it- I've told you before and I'll tell you again... you're fashion sense sucks.

Sophie: I never said that!!

Bianca: Never said you did <3

A rock moved under her foot and she fell into Fitz's arms. "Sorry," she whispered, knowing her face was as red as her dress.

Keefe: *literally chokes* I- Where am I in this dang story...

Fitz: *just a bit smug* You're not coming in for a while, so get used to it

Ro: Sorry Hunkyhair <3

Sophie: I'm going to go and die now tyvm

Fitz shrugged. "I'm used to it. My sister, Biana, is clumsy too."

Biana: WOAH WOAH I'M SORRY I WAS FEELING BAD FOR YOU BRO WHAT THE EXILE

She wasn't sure she liked that comparison. "So, Atlantis really sank?" she asked, changing the subject as she followed him to a ledge high above the water.

Biana: Sophie you better- you. you better take that back

Sophie: No it uh... wasn't about you.

Biana: ... Is it because he called you his sister-

Fitz: I never did such a thing!

Sophie: I'm leaving, goodbye.

"The Ancients engineered the catastrophe," Alden answered. He opened a secret compartment in the side of the strange rock, revealing hundreds of tiny glass bottles, grabbed one, and joined them on the ledge. "How else would humans think we disappeared?"

Sophie glanced at the label on the bottle. ONE WHIRLPOOL. OPEN WITH CARE.

"Step back." Alden uncorked the top and flung the bottle into the ocean. A huge blast of wind whipped against their faces, and the roar of churning water filled the air.