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Updated: June 21, 2025
"I don't see how they have any right to tell us how to live or how to run our own homes. They ought to mind their own business and leave us alone." "You two finish those drinks," said Memi, "and quit talking about wars. The food will be ready pretty quickly." "Good," said Anketam. "I'm starved." And, he admitted to himself, the brandy and hot tea had gone to his head.
Why, you're the best super in the barony! Everybody knows that. I was only kidding. You know that." Before Anketam could say anything, the old man said: "You can bet your life that no other super in this barony would put up with your laziness!" "Now, Blejjo," said Anketam, "leave the boy alone. He meant no harm. If he needs talking to, I'll do the talking." Basom looked gratefully reprieved.
The river's full of 'em. Come along." "Don't see why not," said Blejjo. "What do you think, Basom?" The younger man smiled and shook his head. "I'll stay around home, I think. I'm too lazy today to go to all that effort." "Too lazy to loaf," said Blejjo, laughing. "That's as lazy as I ever heard." Anketam smiled, but he didn't say anything.
Basom was lazy, but Anketam never mentioned it unless the boy didn't get his work done. Leave that sort of kidding up to the others; it wasn't good for a supervisor to ride his men unless it was necessary for discipline. Basom was a powerful young man, tall and well-proportioned.
There was a bite in his voice. "Now, wait," Basom said apprehensively, "I didn't say anything like that. I didn't mean it that way." Blejjo pointed his fishing pole at the youth. "You ought to be thankful you've got Anketam for a supervisor. There's some supers who'd boot you good for a crack like that." Basom cast appealing eyes at Anketam. "I am thankful! You know I am!
Now " He looked at Anketam with a sly grin. "Now, if you two wanted to carry me, I'd be much obliged. Anketam, you could carry me piggyback, while Blejjo goes over to fetch my pole. If you'd do that, I believe I could see my way clear to going fishing with you." Anketam shook his head positively. "I'm afraid the sun would do you in, anyway." "Maybe you'd like The Chief to carry you," said Blejjo.
He can find the easy, fast way to get a job done properly. And he doesn't overwork his men because he knows that when he's tired, the others are, too. You want to try it, Basom?" "I'll try," said Basom earnestly. "I'll try real hard." Then, after a moment's hesitation. "Just one thing, Anketam " "What's that?" "Kevenoe. I don't want him coming around me. Not at all.
Anketam found himself yelling as loud as anyone. The pronunciation and the idiom of the speech of the Chiefs was subtly different from those of the farmers, but Anketam could recognize the emphasis that his Chief was putting on the words of his speech. "Invaders." With a capital "I." The Chief held up his hands, and the cheering died. At the same time, the face of Chief Samas lost its smile.
None of the other supervisors on The Chief's land came even close to beating out Anketam or Jacovik, so it was always between the two of them, which one came out on top. Sometimes it was one, sometimes the other. At the last harvest, Jacovik had been very pleased with himself when the tallies showed that he'd beaten out Anketam by a hundred kilos of cut leaves.
"I just want you to take care of the village when I'm not there. Settle arguments, assign the village work, give out punishment if necessary things like that. As far as the village is concerned, you'll be supervisor." "What about the field work, Ank?" Blejjo asked. "I'm too old to handle that. Come spring, and " "I said, as far as the village is concerned," Anketam said.
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