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Chap. 252 Pacing the Thought Out Jansen turned the corner on her lunch time walk to see K’ndar pacing back and forth in front of his work building. She watched for several moments. It was obvious he had something on his mind. Do I interrupt him? she wondered. He didn’t seem unhappy, just…oh, shards, Jansen,…

Chap. 251 Daylight Star They had mounted their dragons when a tumult arose. Ista Weyr’s residents who were outside began to point skyward and shout in fear. “Look! Look up! There’s a star!” “In the daylight! It’s a star in the daytime!” “It’s so bright, it must be coming right at us!!” “Nooo, not another…

Chap. 250 Ista Weyr K’ndar and D’nis were finishing off an excellent meal in the dining hall. “I remember having to dispose of a rider’s gear,” the bronze rider said. “It was never easy. But death comes to us all, K’ndar. Losing teams was always heartbreaking. I am content that when it was my job…

Chap. 249 Survivor “I don’t know, K’ndar. I’m still pretty new at this job. We knew when Greta signed this lidar out that it had been calibrated and was in good condition. I’m sure she didn’t abuse it. But you’re right, I believe it’s going to prove to be damaged beyond repair. I don’t even…

Chap. 248 Roany Rahman’s assistant approached him as he finished repacking Greta’s backpack. “Hmm,” he said, “Wonder who put a bug in HER bustle?” K’ndar looked up from his bench. “I’m..um, what?” The man laughed. “Oh, that’s an old saying. You know Rahman, he’s always coming up with these incredibly old sayings that have no…

Chap. 247 The Backpack Do I open it here? He regarded the soaking wet backpack at his feet. At the same time, he began to feel odd. His mind was fuzzy and he felt tired, as if he’d run a horse race with the horse on his back. And lost, he thought. Oh. I bet…

Chap. 246 Risky Recovery K’ndar, squatting on his haunches on the very brink of the cliff, wondered what to do. 1000 meters below him was the few shattered bones of a dragon and its rider. But the rider’s backpack was above the waterline. G. The rider was named G something. If anything survived the crash…

Chap. 245 In the Strait K’ndar wasn’t sure if he liked the time zone cure. He felt jittery, as if he’d taken some stimulant. Part of his mind was over alert, and his body was not. But he had to admit, it worked. He was wide awake in the daylight at Western. Raventh had landed…

Chap. 244 The Magic Potion Getting up much too early, K’ndar found himself wandering in observatory’s empty dining hall. I absolutely loathe the time change, he thought, and yet again wondered if he should just return to Landing. But he wanted to collect more data and specimens, as well as go to the bulwark and…

Chap. 243 Puzzles unsolvable K’ndar stood up to stretch his back. He’d groomed Raventh this morning, in order to spend the afternoon working. It was almost quitting time. I’m not used to sitting so much, he thought. This can’t be good for one’s body. But I have to admit, I am getting the hang of…