Author: ueoai

Chap. 370 The Con Man “Here you go, um, K’ndor, is it?” the man behind the table said. He handed K’ndar a pair of placards and a pinny. “It’s K’ndar, sir. Brown dragon Raventh.” “Aye,” said the man, turning to check his slate board. “You’re number four. Ever raced before?” “Not officially,” K’ndar said. “We…

Chap. 369 The Blue Dragon Slalom Race. A blue dragon flew with slow, measured beats around the pinnacles. A large placard with the number 3 was on each side of the dragon’s harness. The rider wore a pinny with the same number. “What’s he doing?” K’ndar asked, standing next to P’jar as the man waited…

Chap. 368 The Western Gather K’ndar was just finishing breakfast when P’jar approached his table with a loaded tray. He put it down across from K’ndar and asked, “Got room for me, mate?” K’ndar grinned, making a show of perusing the virtually empty hall. “Well, I dunno, it seems pretty crowded here this morning,” he…

Chap. 367 The Denouement He saw several people hurrying towards the Council chambers. He went to Jansen’s desk. “What’s going on?” She grinned. “They’re bringing Fleming here. He should be here any second.” “Oh, I HAVE to see this,” K’ndar said. “How’d he get here, horseback?” “Oh, no, K’ndar. Dragonback. Coastal’s Weyrleader was more than…

Chap.366 Double Cross By the egg, Merrick, you can’t be serious, he thought. I’ve never beheaded anyone in my life. Nor do you deserve it. After these shocked, emotional thoughts, Lord T’balt found his voice. The audience was just beginning to murmur when he said, “Rise, Merrick, if you can. Yvanna lives.” The elderly man…

Chap. 365 The Dragon Headed Cane “Sir, if I add some extra information?” Jansen said. “Please, ma’am.” “Of the intercepted messages, one was a drawing of a man with a cane. Given that the drawings Yvanna sent obviously had significance, I’m wondering if, when she said, “he’s escaped,” if she didn’t mean that man. It…

Chap. 364 The Briefing Most of the people still in the auditorium had removed their slickers after entering, never dreaming they’d get wet INSIDE. “I’d planned on staying, one said, “but seeing as to how I’m wet, I may as well be wet at work. I’ll find out the whole thing later on.” Lord Lytol…

Chap. 363 The Scoundrel Absconds “I know it’s getting warm in here,” T’balt said, “as our engineers haven’t quite figured out how to get the ventilation system to work. So if you all grant me some patience, we’ll get through this headcount just as quickly as possible.” He paused as a peal of thunder drowned…

Chap. 362 Herding Cats “I’m confused, K’ndar,” Rahman, the astronomer and chief of astronomical research, “why am I heading for Landing when I and my team have already been counted via datalink?” “Sir,” K’ndar said, wanting to be in the air and between before the sun set on Western Continent, “The Council has called for…

Chap. 361 Evading the Noose I am so grateful I don’t work in either Admin or Data, Raylan reflected, as he trudged to his quarters. He felt a hundred years old. I’ve been up since 0300, why, I don’t know because as Science Division, I have nothing to do with programming computers. But when I’m…