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.
Good, wonderful. But first I think we ought to try a session in the pool,
just to be sure. Don t you, Skan?
It would be the best thing.
Carlyle realized suddenly how long it had been since he d used a dreampool.
Cephean and he never had used the one on
Spillix
.
Legroeder, whispered Janofer sadly. Do you think there s any hope he ll
come?
Carlyle shook his head reluctantly. I just hope he s still alive. We can wait
awhile, though in case. He decided to change the subject.
Anyway, I want you to meet Cephean soon. Maybe he ll join us in the
dreampool.
Frowning to himself, he wondered how that would work out.
The next morning, though, he got a call from Alyaca Perone. Kloss had a cargo
shipment to be carried in
Guinevere
. He said that if you re ready to fly with a crew of at least three, he ll
put in a priority request for you with the Guild. Otherwise, he ll have to let
another crew take it. The shipment must go today. Her image smudged slightly
on the videophone as she moved her head. They had a poor connection. She
steadied and looked
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STAR RIGGER S WAY by Jeffrey Carver back at him. Have your friends arrived?
Carlyle missed a breath and said, Yes. Yes, they arrived yesterday. I ll have
to see whether they re ready to go out again on such short notice.
What s the destination?
Hainur Eight.
That wasn t too bad, distance-wise. It was less than a lightyear away, the
star system nearest to Chaening s World. A short distance through real space,
however, did not necessarily mean an easy hop through the Flux.
Round trip?
Yes.
I ll have to check with Janofer and Skan, he said feverishly. And
Cephean. He was nervous as hell. Could they fly so soon? He wished that
anyone had called him except Alyaca.
It has to go today. Irwin wants you to have first chance, but if you can t
make it he can t guarantee that you ll be able to take
Guinevere later.
I ll have to call you back, he said.
Immediately he called Janofer and Skan and outlined the situation to them. I
know we were going to go into the dreampool first, but this may be our only
chance to get a ship like
Lady Brillig
, and that s kind of what I
was hoping for.
Skan frowned, but he shrugged when Janofer allowed that she guessed it was all
right with her. But only because it s a short haul, Skan cautioned.
Carlyle called Alyaca right back. It s all set. We ll be ready to go this
afternoon. A thought occurred to him, and he added, And we need a modified
rigger-station installed for Cephean. Make it stern-rigger station.
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. Field four, bay fifty-eight. He clucked thoughtfully, blinking at Alyaca.
She nodded, but with what emotion he couldn t tell. All right. If you can be
aboard and secured by fourteen-oh-oh, we should have no problems.
Carlyle signed off and strode into Cephean s quarters. Morning, he said.
Ssssss? Cephean was breakfasting on milk-melon with the help of the younger
riffmar. Idi and Odi were sunning. The cynthian was in a sullen
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STAR RIGGER S WAY by Jeffrey Carver mood.
Want to fly with us today? asked Carlyle. Janofer and Skan and I are taking
this ship
Guinevere on a short trip, to check ourselves out with each other. And if you
want to come along you know I d like to have you.
You re welcome to come. You can meet them on the ship. If you don t want to do
any actual flying, you don t have to. You can just come for the ride if you
want.
Why did he suddenly feel so guilty? (He sensed loneliness. Desolation
.)
Sssssss. H-no, said Cephean, turning away, turning back to his food.
Cephean, he said earnestly. I want you along. This will be my first trip
back with them, and you you ve sort of flown with them, in a way. They won t
know you, but you ll sort of know them, so you ll have an advantage.
Cephean was mute.
Please. I
want you to keep flying with me.
Cephean slurped at the partially crushed melon. His eyes flashed as he licked
his jaws; he seemed to be weighing Carlyle s words. H-all righ-
ss, he hissed.
Carlyle, Cephean, and the riffmar met Janofer and Skan in the departure area.
Janofer greeted the cynthian with delight; Skan was gracious but stoical.
Cephean himself said little, except, twice, Hyiss-yiss. The riffmar huddled
shyly in their cart, and Cephean watched them protectively.
The shuttle tube carried them out to
Guinevere
, and after they settled into their living quarters they gathered on the
bridge. Carlyle was surprised at how closely the ship resembled
Lady Brillig
, but how many trivial differences there were, in decoration, in small bits of
gear, to make her feel very different. He checked the special rigger-station
for Cephean and asked the cynthian to sit for some adjustments. Is Cephean
planning to fly with us? Skan asked. He sounded dubious.
Probably he ll stay at the fringes, said Carlyle. But he wants to work with
us.
Janofer beamed. She was buoyant and friendly. But Carlyle thought that
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.
Good, wonderful. But first I think we ought to try a session in the pool,
just to be sure. Don t you, Skan?
It would be the best thing.
Carlyle realized suddenly how long it had been since he d used a dreampool.
Cephean and he never had used the one on
Spillix
.
Legroeder, whispered Janofer sadly. Do you think there s any hope he ll
come?
Carlyle shook his head reluctantly. I just hope he s still alive. We can wait
awhile, though in case. He decided to change the subject.
Anyway, I want you to meet Cephean soon. Maybe he ll join us in the
dreampool.
Frowning to himself, he wondered how that would work out.
The next morning, though, he got a call from Alyaca Perone. Kloss had a cargo
shipment to be carried in
Guinevere
. He said that if you re ready to fly with a crew of at least three, he ll
put in a priority request for you with the Guild. Otherwise, he ll have to let
another crew take it. The shipment must go today. Her image smudged slightly
on the videophone as she moved her head. They had a poor connection. She
steadied and looked
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STAR RIGGER S WAY by Jeffrey Carver back at him. Have your friends arrived?
Carlyle missed a breath and said, Yes. Yes, they arrived yesterday. I ll have
to see whether they re ready to go out again on such short notice.
What s the destination?
Hainur Eight.
That wasn t too bad, distance-wise. It was less than a lightyear away, the
star system nearest to Chaening s World. A short distance through real space,
however, did not necessarily mean an easy hop through the Flux.
Round trip?
Yes.
I ll have to check with Janofer and Skan, he said feverishly. And
Cephean. He was nervous as hell. Could they fly so soon? He wished that
anyone had called him except Alyaca.
It has to go today. Irwin wants you to have first chance, but if you can t
make it he can t guarantee that you ll be able to take
Guinevere later.
I ll have to call you back, he said.
Immediately he called Janofer and Skan and outlined the situation to them. I
know we were going to go into the dreampool first, but this may be our only
chance to get a ship like
Lady Brillig
, and that s kind of what I
was hoping for.
Skan frowned, but he shrugged when Janofer allowed that she guessed it was all
right with her. But only because it s a short haul, Skan cautioned.
Carlyle called Alyaca right back. It s all set. We ll be ready to go this
afternoon. A thought occurred to him, and he added, And we need a modified
rigger-station installed for Cephean. Make it stern-rigger station.
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You can model it after the one on
Spillix
. Field four, bay fifty-eight. He clucked thoughtfully, blinking at Alyaca.
She nodded, but with what emotion he couldn t tell. All right. If you can be
aboard and secured by fourteen-oh-oh, we should have no problems.
Carlyle signed off and strode into Cephean s quarters. Morning, he said.
Ssssss? Cephean was breakfasting on milk-melon with the help of the younger
riffmar. Idi and Odi were sunning. The cynthian was in a sullen
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STAR RIGGER S WAY by Jeffrey Carver mood.
Want to fly with us today? asked Carlyle. Janofer and Skan and I are taking
this ship
Guinevere on a short trip, to check ourselves out with each other. And if you
want to come along you know I d like to have you.
You re welcome to come. You can meet them on the ship. If you don t want to do
any actual flying, you don t have to. You can just come for the ride if you
want.
Why did he suddenly feel so guilty? (He sensed loneliness. Desolation
.)
Sssssss. H-no, said Cephean, turning away, turning back to his food.
Cephean, he said earnestly. I want you along. This will be my first trip
back with them, and you you ve sort of flown with them, in a way. They won t
know you, but you ll sort of know them, so you ll have an advantage.
Cephean was mute.
Please. I
want you to keep flying with me.
Cephean slurped at the partially crushed melon. His eyes flashed as he licked
his jaws; he seemed to be weighing Carlyle s words. H-all righ-
ss, he hissed.
Carlyle, Cephean, and the riffmar met Janofer and Skan in the departure area.
Janofer greeted the cynthian with delight; Skan was gracious but stoical.
Cephean himself said little, except, twice, Hyiss-yiss. The riffmar huddled
shyly in their cart, and Cephean watched them protectively.
The shuttle tube carried them out to
Guinevere
, and after they settled into their living quarters they gathered on the
bridge. Carlyle was surprised at how closely the ship resembled
Lady Brillig
, but how many trivial differences there were, in decoration, in small bits of
gear, to make her feel very different. He checked the special rigger-station
for Cephean and asked the cynthian to sit for some adjustments. Is Cephean
planning to fly with us? Skan asked. He sounded dubious.
Probably he ll stay at the fringes, said Carlyle. But he wants to work with
us.
Janofer beamed. She was buoyant and friendly. But Carlyle thought that
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STAR RIGGER S WAY by Jeffrey Carver some of the original Janofer, some of the
mystery, was missing. [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]