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Chap. 332 The Jump The crowd had dispersed, most to the dining hall. “Amazing. The trial was supposed to last most of the day, but still this meal is ready, even on such short notice! This roast beast is terrific,” D’mitran observed. K’ndar nodded. “Credit Grafton, our headman, with that,” he said, feeling odd that…

Chap. 331 The Abbreviated Trial His datalink called. Should I answer it, he wondered? Technically, I am still on sabbatical, but it’s true, I’ve spent most of it right here at Landing, reading, writing up journals, and riding Francie’s magnificent horse, Donal, he thought. I didn’t realize how much I enjoyed just having time to…

Chap. 330 The Susi “This is nice,” he thought, as he entered the newly opened Library. There was a growing collection of books on freshly built shelves. A long table carried maps, another had blueprints of Landings buildings. On a sales table were neatly piled notebooks, along with sketching pads, pencils and colored pencils. In…

Chap. 329 The Incubator It felt odd, being back in his quarters when everyone thought he was gone. He fired up his datalink, and immediately a note appeared on the screen that said that his quarters had a repair ticket out. Yes. Raventh’s bay door was sticking again. As he read it, his quarters door…

Chap. 328 1 The Eggs Keep an eye out for the beast. I hope she returns. She is watching from the steppe. She is crouching, I can just see her head above the grass. She blends in with the grass. He took several pictures of the nest and the remains of the kills. Having learned…

Chap. 327 The Kopje Cave He had no name for it, but K’ndar was on vacation. Pern’s culture had a ‘rest day’ every week, but if one had livestock, or worked a ship, or fought thread, if one was on duty, or at sea, it mattered not that ‘today’ was a rest day. Animals still…

Chap. 326 Sabbatical Author’s note: K’ndar is taking a two week sabbatical. Nothing to worry about, he’ll be back at the end of the month.

Chap. 324 Letting it go He’d found the rusted bar of metal in the barn. Why it hadn’t been recycled yet, he didn’t know. Then he’d taken it back to his quarters. The value of the knife hung over him. A Hold? It was worth that much? But what would I do with it, even…

Chap. 324 The Knife He could see a cloud of dust behind the cavern barn, so he knew someone was riding. It was his sister, at the moment aboard a handsome chestnut pony. The dust the pony had kicked up settled. Everything about the pony said he was determined to keep from doing what Glyena…

Chap. 323 Fresh Scones “Hello, the weyr! Hello, K’ndar here!” he called outside Shirae’s cavern door. Funny, how Landing and the rest of Pern seem to be on different planets. At Landing I touch a panel, say my name and the door whisks open. Here, Shirae and her weyrmate finally built a real door, after…