Chapter 21: At Anchor Summary

The Cloud Cat exhibit is busy and it takes a while for Matt to make his way to Kate. They go out to the terrace and Kate asks him how he is enjoying Paris. The reward they'd gotten for helping capture the pirates was enough to send Matt to the Academy. There was even enough money remaining to look after his mother and sister. They have tea and catch up, watching overhead as the Aurora docks, fully refitted with new engines and outer skin. They talk about the Aurora, the pirates, and remember Bruce. Kate tells him she is going back to the island and offers to take Matt along. At her request, he describes again how their Cloud Cat rejoined her flock. He tells her about Baz's upcoming marriage to which he will stand up as best man...