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The small patch of salvis yielded plenty for him, though it would have barely whetted a Traiti's appetite. Dessert came from a toli vine that was strangling a nearby soh tree orange berries that looked something like jelly beans and smelled like dirty socks. Despite Hovan's assurances, he bit into the first one cautiously.
He focused his attention on the candle, following an impulse to point at it as he willed it to light. He felt a sensation of warmth flow into him and channel along his arm then flame erupted from his fingers, enveloping both the candle and the hand that held it. Instantly, Medart broke his concentration. The candle was burning, but it was sagging, and the Traiti's hand was reddened.
Without a Traiti's natural armor, he'd have to depend on luck and brains to avoid that fate. He couldn't help wishing he could turn a shipload of biologists loose on this planet. Irschcha and Ondrian were the homeworlds of the other two intelligent Imperial races, yet a Terran without specialized medical preparation beforehand would die within a few days, trying to survive in either's wilderness.
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