Chapter 97

“There’s the castle,” Noah said.

“It looks medieval,” Tom said.

“That’s what the guidebooks say,” William said.

A chime, followed by an announcement, advised them to take their seats and prepare for landing, which they did. The landing in Aragoni was as smooth as the one in Boston had been, but the time spent taxiing was much less. Finally, the plane came to a halt, the motors were shut down, and auxiliary lighting came on. There was a brief pause, then the main lights came back on and they began to roll forward.

Almost as though the pilot had read their minds, his voice came over the speakers. “We have switched to external power and are being towed into a hanger. In a few minutes someone will open the door.”