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There must be a saline mire near here to pull game " "How many off-worlders?" Jellico broke in. "Three who are Hunters, one who is different." "How different?" questioned Asaki. "He wears upon his body garments which are strange; on his head a round covering such as we see upon the off-worlders of the ships " "A spaceman!" Asaki laughed harshly. "Why not?
But all three of the spacemen heard that sound, a far off throbbing rhythm which was a vibration as well. Jellico looked to Tau. "Drums?" "Could be." The medic screwed the cap back on his canteen. "I'd say we have company only I'd like to know what kind!"
The voice came back, thinned by its journey from the Queen's interior. "Ought-five-nine " That was Jellico. Dane found himself suddenly unable to watch. He shut his eyes and braced himself against the vertigo of snap-out. It came and he whirled sickeningly through unstable space. Then he was sitting in the laced Com-tech's seat looking at Rip. Runnels of sweat streaked Shannon's brown face.
One might almost believe that they had intelligently planned this end for their drive. "We go down!" Asaki yelled, and used his needler on the leader of that climbing platoon. "The brush islands," Nymani amended. "I show you!" He thrust his needler at Jellico and was over the edge of the ledge, hanging by his hands and swinging his weight back and forth like a pendulum.
He sensed that he was far from being back in Van Rycke's good graces. The fact that his superior did not discuss any of the aspects of the deals with him was a bad sign. Captain Jellico stretched. Although his was not, or never, what might be termed a good-humored face, he was at peace with his world. "That would seem to be all. What's the haul, Van?"
Kill!" That was the Salariki, all their instinctive savagery aroused. But Jellico spoke to Groft. "By our customs we do not kill the conquered. Let his friends bear him hence." He took the claw knife the Eysie still clutched in his hand and thrust it into his own belt. Then he faced the I-S party and Kallee. "Take your man and get out!"
The soldiers 'n' that scar-faced Jellico preacher hev broke up the fightin' over thar, 'n' ef we don't watch out, they'll be a-doin' it hyeh, when we start our leetle frolic. We hain't got no time to fool. Old Jas knows this as well as me, 'n' thar's goin' to be mighty leetle chance fer 'em to layway 'n' pick us off from the bresh. Thar's goin' to be fa'r fightin' fer once, thank the Lord.
Dane shook him. "Head? No " Rip's words came drowsily. "Jus' sleepy so sleepy " He did not seem to be in pain. But Dane's hands were shaking as he hoisted the other out of his seat and half carried-half led him to his cabin, praying as he went that it was only fatigue and not the disease. The ship was on auto now until Jellico as pilot set a course
"Felines of Terra, in fact a great many other of our native mammals, have a similar affinity for this." Mura produced a small flask and Tau opened it, passing it to Captain Jellico and so from hand to hand about the room. Each crewman sniffed at the strong aroma. It was a heavier scent than that given off by the crushed catnip Dane was not sure he liked it.
It will be at least a day or more before they will even begin to count us missing, and then they will have the whole northern portion of the preserve to comb; there are not enough men here I can give you a multitude of reasons, Medic." "One of which might be sabotage?" demanded Jellico. Asaki shrugged. "Perhaps. I am not loved in some quarters.
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