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Updated: May 25, 2025
And they did not doubt that Kallee had, in some way, triggered the scales against them. Jellico made the best of it. "We accept challenge," his voice was level. "We, being guesting in Groft's holding, will fight after the manner of the Salariki who are proven warriors " He paused as roars of pleased acknowledgment arose around the board.
Rip was his usual soft voiced self, dependable as a rock and a good base for the rest of them taking command without question as they marched off to join Groft's company. The gorp hunters straggled through the grass forest in family groups, and the Terrans saw that the enterprise had forced another uneasy truce upon the district, for there were representatives from more than just Paft's own clan.
Groft's eyes flickered over the party from the Queen. Though he had just pledged cup friendship with four of them, he had the malicious humor of his race. He would make no move to head off what might be coming. "By the right of the knife and the net," he intoned, "you have the power to claim personal satisfaction. Where is your enemy?" Kallee turned to face the Free Traders.
And those not actively engaged did a lot of brisk betting in the background. "Look there at that fellow in the violet cloak," Rip directed Dane. "See what he just laid down?" The nobleman in the violet cloak was not one of Groft's liege men, but a member of the delegation from another clan.
Queer stuff and the color's interesting. That stockade of it planted around Groft's town has been up close to a hundred years and not a sign of rot in a log of it!" "Where is Van?" "The storm priests sent for him. Some kind of a gabble-fest on the star-star level, I gather. Otherwise we're almost ready to blast. And we know what kind of cargo to bring next time." They certainly did, Dane agreed.
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