Chapter 7
Chapter 7: The Roof and the Fountain
Eliza, Mr. Griggs, Ms. Petrova, and Professor Finch escape the clock tower roof using a hidden rope ladder left by Viktor. They race through the moonlit streets to the town square fountain, where Eliza uses the second brass key to unlock a secret compartment. Inside, they find a small metal box, but before they can open it, the watcher emerges from the shadows, humming the same melody, and warns them not to proceed.
The night air was cold and sharp on the roof of the clock tower. Eliza knelt beside the open trapdoor, her breath coming in quick gasps. Below, the watcher’s footsteps had stopped at the top of the ladder. She could hear the creak of his boots on the wooden rungs, one by one.
“He’s coming up,” Mr. Griggs said, his voice low and urgent. He scanned the rooftop, which was flat and covered in loose stones and a few rusted weather vanes. “There must be another way down.”
Professor Finch pushed his spectacles up his nose and squinted into the moonlight. “Viktor was a meticulous man. He would not leave his seekers without an escape.”
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