Without The Tower: Clockwork Empire Chronicles

Alethea Latimer was a proud woman. She felt that she had accomplished quite a bit up to now since her family moved to England from Burgundy, France. She had gone through college, studied archaeology and earned her degree and eventually worked her way up to being one of the finest curators of the London Museum. Of course she did archaeological work as well, it being her main interest, and signed up for excavations when possible.

So when news of the possibly location of the Chalk Garden arose, she decided she just had to sign up. It may end up with her having to use her holiday time, but she felt that it would be worth it. There would be competitive adventurers, but Alethea felt like she had something that others didn't... and she was right.

Then the Heard showed up.

The first few attacks, they were all okay. But eventually, it just got too much for some of them and they left. Except Alethea. Maybe it was her only lack of belief in such things, or perhaps it was her own stubborn nature that refused to let her cave in. So she decided, she would continue on her own. She didn't think it was too impossible. Tricky and at the very least difficult? Perhaps. But it wasn't impossible. Yes, it was possible for her to get her work done without any trouble, whatsoever!

Then, she met Cyrus King.