Author: ueoai

Chap. 84 An Evil Wind The day was oppressively hot and muggy, without a breath of wind. They’d been surveying long enough that everyone knew what to do without a lot of discussion. This was grind work, now, as the steppe was completely featureless at this spot. K’ndar wasn’t finding much, but, he reflected, B’rost,…

Chap. 83  The telltale bones The expedition on the steppe was continuing. They had penetrated deep into the heart of the steppe. It seemed to go on forever. They knew there had to be sources of water, but only the wildlife knew where it was. While they worked, something kept niggling in D’mitran’s mind. They’d…

Chap. 82  Further exploration Now that they’d created a reliable baseline for at least part of the steppe, D’mitran, D’nis and K’ndar decided to continue its survey and exploration. This time, B’rost came with them. In the time since the end of Thread, he’d been devouring anything he could read regarding geology.  This added to…

Chap. 81 Hatching and the blue light Mirth’s eggs were hatching. Somehow, the weyr’s Searchers had managed to bring in enough  candidates. Now it was just a question of, would everyone Impress? There had been a few occasions when a Candidate hadn’t been chosen, leaving the teen sad and disappointed. The dragons were humming encouragement…

Chap. 80 The price war The Weyr was busy today. Most of the wings were out on Search. Mirth, the Weyrwoman’s gold dragon, had laid an unusually large clutch, of which everyone was proud and reassured. Some said that there were at least three queen eggs. But the pool of eligible candidates seemed to have…

Chap. 79  The treasure Trove K’ndar looked at what he considered treasure. Raylan had a box with ‘two copies’ of virtually every artifact collection K’ndar had found. Two molecular cameras, two solar panels, two folding “microbinos’, virtually all the toyes were there. Raylan grinned. “We’re still working on copying the notebooks. The disks will take…

Chap. 78  Here there be Lions K’ndar was relieved that the final part of the trial was over. He hadn’t been involved, not directly, but Sandriss had told him how it had gone, as well as Lizard’s account. It was nice, he reflected, to get together with the two of them. Lizard’s two fire lizards,…

Chap. 77 The Trial Chap. 77  The Trial Lord Dorn reflected that, sometimes, Aivas’s insistence that the Charter be followed in cases of law was more of a nuisance than a benefit.  “I wonder if I shouldn’t just do what our grandparents did, just behead the true criminals and banish the troublemakers. Not a soul…

Chap. 76  Cellmates 25 Aug The four inmates were laying on their bunks when the Master at Arms entered. The guard, asleep as usual, jumped up, garbling his apology. “Ach, you dumb lout, sleeping again?” The guard smiled. “I know, can’t hear a thing. No matter, long as you keep this lot in hand.” The…

Chap. 75  Contracting the artifacts The three dragon riders were just as shocked at the unexpected ‘end’ of Jason Harmon, but they didn’t leave. The capsule, after all, was K’ndars. After several moments of reflection, Raylan said, “Well.” Shawn came back in, with a large box. “Alright then, we’ll just pick these things up and…