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Chap. 119  The Talking Datalink The team usually met for the day’s planning at breakfast. This morning, D’mitran and K’ndar were the first ones in the small dining area. D’mitran motioned K’ndar to join him at one of the tables. “This new datalink, K’ndar,” he said, a few crumbs whiffling from his mouth, “is amazing.…

Chap. 118  The Stone Plants “You’re wastin’ your time, my lad, they’s nothing at Far Western save sand and tunnel snakes,” K’ndar had been told by the Oldtimers. It had always been bare and barren, it was said,  because of Thread. That was the common opinion. Even the books said there was nothing at Western,…

Chap. 117  The Geologist “Hello, K’ndar! Are you busy?” K’ndar looked up to see Greta, the team’s newly assigned geologist. “Just finishing up a message to send to my weyr,” he said, “Won’t take but a few more minutes.” She sat down across from him, quietly. Her blue fire lizard wheedled at Siskin, wanting to…

Chap. 115 Appreciation Chap. 115  Appreciation “One of the things I appreciate about the ability to go between is that, I can escape things like bad weather,” K’ndar said.  He was sitting on the beach, watching his dragon playing with several others in the ocean. Lindea, his friend, was sitting next to him.  It being a…

Chap. 116  The Team forms The telescope on the eastern half of Far Western Continent was by far the largest K’ndar had ever seen. Given that he’d only seen the small one at the Weyr, that was probably inevitable. Rahman, the astronomer, beaming with pride, patted it gently, as if it were alive. “This has…

Chap. 114  Hazed T’ovar left the team at the dining hall. “Tomorrow’s a rest day, lads, so I’ll see you day after tomorrow,” he said. It was packed full of fishermen, seamen, and families.  K’ndar was still astonished at how old…and cramped the Hold was. It seemed to be bursting at the seams with people.…

Chap. 113  The girl and the dolphins Rahman, the astronomer, had returned to his self-appointed task of managing the loading of equipment on the Sea Dragon. K’ndar remained at the spot he’d fled to after being seasick on that ship. His teammates were still on it. He wasn’t quite sure what to do now. He…

Chap. 112  Recovering K’ndar found a spot on a very solid, non-moving section of the wharf. It was far enough from the many ships tied up to the docks to give him some privacy, yet close enough that he could hear the laughter of the many fisherfolk going about their business. While all of them…

Chap. 111 The Ship T’ovar had brought D’mitran, D’nis and K’ndar down to the docks to see how the equipment for the new observatory was being loaded. Burly men were moving large crates, securing each one in turn to a tripod on the back end of the ship and swinging it aboard. K’ndar was intrigued…

Chap. 110  Tillek Hold Is Something Old Tillek Hold was like nothing K’ndar had ever seen before. Not that he was unfamiliar with holds, no, it was the age of Tillek that amazed him.  The interior walls, covered with tapestries, related the history of this, one of the first holds to be established.  Stairways, cut…