Later at night, as Alek is unable to fall asleep, he reads a newspaper article about "Dylan" and the Dauntless by Eddie Malone, and realizes something is off about the story Deryn has told him about her family and past. Tesla's electrified fence, which had kept the bears away, is deactivated to allow the Leviathan to land, so he scares rogue bears with his electrified walking stick. By dropping dried beef at a distance to distract giant starving bears, they rescue Nikola Tesla, his Russian soldiers and airship crew, who are holed up near the center of the destruction. The loris shows them how it detects metal with Barlow's necklace.įlying over Tunguska, Siberia, they notice the area has been destroyed, trees have been flattened and point in one direction, and many stripped corpses are present, including that of another organic airship. Dr Barlow orders Alek, with Klopp, Hoffman, and Bauer, to assemble the metal contraption and keep it secret. The imperial message is to pick up cargo from a fighting bear, but it is much heavier than expected, overloaded by metal parts and tools, and drags Deryn and Newkirk down into the trees until the crew manages to compensate by dumping clart (waste water) and other supplies. Deryn convinces Volger to desist, so as not to shake the confidence of Alek, who admires her as a boy. Count Volger tries to expose her gender unless she discloses the imperial message. Deryn nearly confesses her secret to Alek, but then says she cannot, and claims a fencing lesson. Alek goes with Deryn, and there Dr Barlow tells them to take the bird to the rookery and feed iTACOt. A message lizard sends Deryn to the bridge and Newkirk to the cargo deck. A two-headed messenger eagle from the czar heads towards the bridge, interrupting their discussion. Alek mentions Deryn's father was an airman, but Newkirk says that the airman was Deryn's uncle.
As the airship Leviathan travels over Russia, Aleksandar, Deryn, and Newkirk are in the middy's mess with the perspicacious loris Bovril, talking about great circle routes.
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