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Chap. 322 Courier duty His first ‘tasking’ was a return to Kahrain Weyr. He was carrying a load of books, a datalink, medical supplies, and a pouch of ‘some importance’ to give to the Weyrleader. He’d been told to wait for a response, which could take anywhere from fifteen minutes to several hours. In the…

Chap. 321 The Dinner at Singing Waters K’ndar felt extremely out of place. Having grown up a subject of Lord Dorn’s Hold, he had always considered himself nothing more than a cotholder’s kid. The possibility of dining with the Lord Holder had never crossed his mind, never mind being treated as an equal. True, he’d…

Chap. 320 The Money Problem “Thank you for the slippers,” K’ndar said. “You’re welcome,” Raylan said. “We’ve had them in a crate ever since I broke my ankle jumping off Motanith. They might be a little big-I have big feet.” “I don’t care, sir, at least they’re not pink,” he said, happy that they were…

Chap. 319 Off His Feet “Well, K’ndar, I must admit that when it comes to making blisters, you’re a champion,” Marl, Landing’s healer said. “You should never walk in soaking wet boots. You can quickly develop some nasty conditions, blisters being the mildest.” “It couldn’t be helped, sir. Duty called.” “I know very well how…

Chap. 318 The Wanted Poster “How in the world did you move this horse all by yourself?” K’ndar asked, amazed. “K’ndar. Really? Leverage, laddy. My block and tackle are in my stump. But I don’t need it, the forest provides, eh? See this tree, with the exposed roots? I call it a manyroot tree. Doesn’t…

Chap. 317 End Game Finally, she thought, I’m out of this bloody stinking jungle. She warily scanned the open savannah from the tree line. The horse, behind her, dropped his head. Ah. The caves! There was a dragonrider, sitting on the pack. An enormous dragon was next to him. The sunlight was in her eyes.…

Chap. 316 The Setup Vika gave up trying to force the horse to go any faster than a walk. I hope to catch that pack horse. This one is about dead. I’m going to have to continue on across the savannah, in the open. I’m not going back up this path. “You’d better carry me…

Chap. 315 The Break Up He’s twice my age, K’ndar thought, as he pushed his way through undergrowth, and he’s outrunning me. His breath was ragged as he followed Rand. The forester was slithering through tangling vines and whipping limbs as sinuously as a snake. K’ndar was catching every one. The path they were on…

Chap. 314 The Pack Horse K’ndar felt relieved that his problems with the datalink seemed to have been solved. “Thank you, Rand. I feel pretty sheepish, seeing as to how you know how to work the datalink better than I do.” Rand grinned. “You’re welcome, lad, but there’s no need to feel small. Everyone has…

Chap. 313 The Forester Geek “So you’re telling me that Landing wants you to catalog every tree species on Pern. You. Just one man and his dragon.” “Yes,” K’ndar said. Rand shook his head. “They may be bright sparks with things like making ‘computers’ and going up to the starship, but K’ndar, they’re morons when…