Safe Port
They ran from the aircraft, feet clumping over the wet wooden boards of the floating gangway leading to the docks. Above them the pale stone walls of the Hotel Adriano glowed warmly golden in the setting sun. Gaining the firmer footing of the dock, Denise stopped and turned to look at the seaplane which had carried them this far. “God above, it’s so…” She flicked out her hands as if trying to push the vision away. “Ugly?” offered Von Hammer. “Appallingly ugly.” Denise nodded. “Hauptmann Allard said it handled like a ‘walrus with wings’, and I believe him.” A moment later Allard exited the seaplane, a wide grin on his angular face. “L’homme fou!” Denise backed away with a growl, pulling Von Hammer several paces with her. “Here we are!” Allard waved a hand at the Adriano. “Go on up, you’re expected. Tell Marco I’ll be there in a minute.” Swinging nimbly up onto the body of the aircraft, he began to pace along the fuselage, inspecting the damage. “Shall we go?” Von Hammer indicated the open door in the sea wall. Through the opening he could see a stair leading upward along the outer wall of the beautiful chateau. “We’re safe enough for the moment, he’s going to count the bullet-holes.” Denise snorted, stamped through the portal, and charged up the stairs. Shaking his head, Von Hammer ran after, reluctant to leave her to her own devices. Suspecting the Hotel Adriano was a maze of corridors, he did not want to lose sight of her, especially given her dire mood....
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