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Chap. 278 Leadership worries His datalink beeped with the morning’s news. He had it next to his breakfast tray in the dining hall. He’d finally forced himself into the habit of actually reading it. Mostly because of Francie and Jansen and Raylan and Grafton all riding my arse, he thought. How did they do that?…

Chap. 277 Air Show “Good morning, Raylan!” he said, passing the Science Division Chief. “And to you, too, K’ndar. What’s on your slate this morning?” “I was thinking I’d just work in my office this morning. I’ve been putting off finishing copying my field notes to turn into Elene. Unless, of course, you have something…

Chap. 276 Pandora’s Box “Should we open them?” K’ndar asked. “Um, probably not a good idea, mate,” Orlon said, “I’ve not had much experience with finding artifacts, but that’s what these are. Let’s clean up this mess, first, then brush them off and see what those markings are.” “But..” “K’ndar. You’re going to have to…

Chap. 275 Dust Bath K’ndar heard hoof beats. Of course, he went outside to see. Orlon, Landing’s chief mechanic, pulled up. On the back of his horse drawn cart was a long tripod ladder atop a collection of tools, ropes, etc. “Hello, K’ndar! I’ve got a ticket here, to see about ‘high shelves”? “Hello, Orlon!…

Chap. 274 The Teeko Lizard K’ndar. The teeko lizards are here. “Teeko”? Teeko lizards? The ones that hid in your pack from the rain forest. Remember, they were singing ‘teeko’ here in my bay. OH. Teeko! That’s a good name. Is Siskin with you? No, he’s with Motanith’s fire lizards, they are hunting the dragon…

Chap. 273 Breaking with Tradition He’d enjoyed D’mitran’s visit. D’nis’s cavern home had brought a wave of poignant nostalgia. Most of all, he had this heady feeling of what, he had no name,for, but it felt like..acceptance. He watched Careth, with D’mitran and Lord Dorn aboard, soar into the sky. The brown dragon circled to…

Chap. 272 Uncertain Future He waved open the door. “Sir? K’ndar? You have a guest, sir,” said the young girl. Behind the guide was D’mitran. “Wow! D’mitran!! Hello, come on in! Thank you, lassie,” he said. “You’re welcome, sir.” She trotted off. D’mitran came in. Siskin warbled a hello. He’d always liked D’mitran. Careth is…

Chap. 271 Grafton’s Advice “Hello the weyr? Grafton, sir? K’ndar here, requesting permission to confer with you? I need some advice.” He’d thought about the Engineers’ meeting, and D’nis dismissing Geoff for heckling. This was the fourth of fifth time he’d seen…or been the target of, mouthy, rude and arrogant people at Landing. Was everyone…

Chap. 270 The Mystery in the Strait “K’ndar here! Who calls?” One of these days, he hoped, the voice would be that of the caller, rather than the strange sounding, electronically produced one. Was that how AIVAS had sounded? “K’ndar, it’s me! Jansen!! Can you come to Engineering? I’m there with just about every engineer…

Chap. 269 Who owns the trees? He was almost finished copying his rough field notes into neat ones for turn in to the Library. I don’t like letting people down, he thought, especially Elene. He stopped writing, contemplating the day that had just ended. They’d spent that morning just looking at the rain forest. Their…