Sky Raiders
“Not just the chairs and the table, but even the couch and the bed. He figured this was a way for a shaper to show off.
Supported by a slender central rod, the queen-size bed looked especially precarious. Cole tested it by leaning against the thick mattress and shaking it roughly. Though it swayed a little, the bed seemed improbably stable.
Cole sat down on a chair with a single leg. It wasn’t connected to the ground—he had checked by moving it around. But when seated in the chair, no matter how... hard he tipped his body, it refused to fall over.
Somebody knocked on his door. As he crossed the room, he wondered if it was Mira, wanting to talk about the choice she had to make. He still couldn’t believe that she was a princess.
He opened the door and found Jace standing there. The other boy looked tired. His torn sleeve had grass stains on it. “Hey,” he said.
“What’s up?”
“Can we talk for a minute?” Cole backed away, and Jace entered, looking around the room. “Everything’s on one leg?”MoreLess
Supported by a slender central rod, the queen-size bed looked especially precarious. Cole tested it by leaning against the thick mattress and shaking it roughly. Though it swayed a little, the bed seemed improbably stable.
Cole sat down on a chair with a single leg. It wasn’t connected to the ground—he had checked by moving it around. But when seated in the chair, no matter how... hard he tipped his body, it refused to fall over.
Somebody knocked on his door. As he crossed the room, he wondered if it was Mira, wanting to talk about the choice she had to make. He still couldn’t believe that she was a princess.
He opened the door and found Jace standing there. The other boy looked tired. His torn sleeve had grass stains on it. “Hey,” he said.
“What’s up?”
“Can we talk for a minute?” Cole backed away, and Jace entered, looking around the room. “Everything’s on one leg?”MoreLess
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