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Updated: June 19, 2025
You said they only took hold of people in terribly bad physical condition, but then they could be passed on from mother to child, until sometimes they died out." Calhoun blinked. "Yes?" "Korvan," said Maril very carefully. "Has worked out an idea that that's what happens to the blueskin markings on Darians.
"You can't take your fleet back to Weald," said Calhoun gently, "if you believe its crews have been exposed to carriers of the Dara plague. You wouldn't be allowed to land, anyhow." The admiral said through stiff lips; "I'll blast " "No," said Calhoun, again gently. "When you ordered all ships alerted for action, the Darians on each ship released panic-gas.
It was almost two hours later, at 1500 hours ship-time, when the people of Dara were informed by broadcast that Calhoun was to be executed immediately. From the viewpoint of Darians, who were also blueskins, the decision of Calhoun's guilt and the decision to execute him were reasonable enough.
They were young men who did not look quite as hungry as most Darians, but there was a reason for that. Their leader introduced himself and the others. They were the astrogators of the ship Dara had built to try to bring food from Orede. They were not, said their self-appointed leader, good enough. They'd overshot their destination. They came out of overdrive too far off line.
And people will watch them. The Wealdians expect to die of plague any minute because they've been with Darians. So people look at them and laugh. But it's not funny." "It's natural," said Calhoun, "but perhaps lacking in charity. Look here! How about those astrogators? I need them for a job I have in mind." Maril wrung her hands. "C come here," she said in a low tone.
It was almost two hours later 1500 hours ship-time when the people of Dara were informed by broadcast that Calhoun was publicly to be executed; immediately. From the viewpoint of Darians, the decision of Calhoun's guilt and the decision to execute him were reasonable enough.
"And what has that got to do with this situation?" "Why, everything," said Calhoun mildly. "It seems that Darians can pass for Wealdians whenever they please. That they are passing for Wealdians. That they've been mixing with your men, wearing sag-suits exactly like the one you're wearing now. They've been going aboard your ships in the confusion of returning looters.
It was naturally unthinkable that he should leave another human being on a supposedly uninhabited planet, with the knowledge that it might actually be uninhabited, and the future knowledge that any visitors would have the strongest of possible reasons to hide themselves away. He believed that there were Darians here, and the girl in the Med ship, so he also believed, was also a Darian.
Calhoun blinked. "Yes...." "Korvan," said Maril very carefully, "Has worked out an idea that that's what happens to the blueskin markings on us Darians. He thinks that people almost dead of the plague could get the virus, and if they recovered from the plague pass the virus on and be blueskins." "Interesting," said Calhoun, noncommittally.
Get your astrogators together and I think they'll approve my idea." The silence was totally skeptical. "Orede " "Not Orede," said Calhoun. "Weald will be hunting that planet over for Darians. If they find any, they'll drop bombs here." "Our only space pilots," said a tall man, presently, "are on Orede now. If you've told the truth, they'll probably head back because of your warning.
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