Leviathan 117-140

A great deal of exciting events occur in this small section of the book. We first find that Alek and his crew need to go into the city to find supplies for their walker machine. They specifically need fuel and other necessities such as food and water. They have to be extremely careful not to bring attention to Alek or themselves, or they might be discovered. They arrive at a store that looks promising. However the owner comes across as a man who is not interested in helping them. His attitude completely changes after Volger flashes a bag brimming with gold coins. The owner is then all ears and gets all of the required parts for the team. However he seems to be in a good mood and tries to throw in a toy for Alek, a replica of the Stormwalker. Alek knows about the Stormwalkers and how they operate since he has been in one for almost a month. Without thinking, Alec quickly began to criticize the small model and was comparing it to the actual thing. This would have been fine for a normal person, but considering that Alek was only 10, this was quite odd. The store owner then began to threaten the boy for his dishonesty and his misbehavior. Alek, being trained the way he is, quickly grabs for his sword....which isn't there. This looks extremely suspicious and the store owner catches on. They leave after bribing the owner and telling him that they were never there, however it probably did not work.

On their way back to the StormWalker, they hear horses in the background. Sensing the danger Alek is instructed to run for cover and to get to the Stormbringer. The rest of the crew would attempt to hold off the enemies. Alek is getting away, but then one of the soldiers sees him. Alek hides in the bushes and waits for the enemy to get close. Then using his training, he quickly surprises the man and takes his sword and his horse. He leaves the man to die there and quickly gets to the Stormbwalker, which he then uses to pick up the rest of his crew. They seem to be safe...for now atleast.

I think that Alek should have been much more careful in the way in which he acted. He gave himself and his crew away to the enemy, who will be hunting him for quite some time. Their journey will probably be much more difficult, all because one man thought Alek to be a child. I also find it crazy how Alek was able to take control of the situation with the scout on the horse. He had the element of surprise on his side, which aided him a lot. So far they seem to be safe.