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Stiffly, painfully, Sil-Chan levered hi away David&039;s profered help "I have to see the Paternolanced at the wreck "This hardly seeet to him anymore"

"We&039;re very sorry about that," Hepzebah said "Really, we had nothing to do with the arrangements"

"I&039;m afraid you&039;ll have to wait for the PN&039;s return," David said "No way to get to hient and I"

"You sure aren&039;t going back mainland in that" Hepzebah indicated the wreck "Best you stay My brother here has tight quarters and he&039;s a good host when he wants to be"

Brother!

Onceat Hepzebah Lovely Lovely And such a char name There was a painful constriction in his chest where the crash harness could not have touched hiht be a ht have a mate somewhere

She blushed under the steadiness of his stare

I

"It&039;s a very nice day," he said

"Yes, it is," she agreed "Let&039;s go over to David&039;s" She waved at a low structure in the trees at the side of the field Sil-Chan had not noticed it until she pointed, as though she had created the structure by sos, rock chih it has grown there

"You&039;re favoring your left aro in and have a look at it" He turned and led the way across the tall grass

Sil-Chan kept pace behind with Hepzebah walking close beside, studying hi quality to her stare which made Sil-Chan unco Lovely! "I&039;m sorry I blew up back there," he said

"You had a perfect right," she said "I&039;d have never permitted it, but the PNNorth Cape to greet you and didn&039;t give us enough help They wouldn&039;t ements -- only what the PN ordered"

"There was the hunt," David said He spoke without turning

"The hunt!" she flared "You&039;re here because you&039;re the Aitch/Aye" She turned to Sil-Chan "David has to do all the official work that the PN doesn&039;t want to do The PNHe thinks he&039;s punishingabout? He said: "I&039;m afraid I don&039;t understand"

"He&039;s fro no sense to hi across her to explain "Hep wouldn&039;t accept the ry She really doesn&039;t have to accept, but the PN&039;s K-cousins are expected to obey Things are different with H- and B-cousins"

Sil-Chan stared back at David without cohed

"Is it sorinned They were into the trees noithin only a few steps of a wide split-wood door into the house

"It&039;s Dornbakerish, I guess," David said I&039;ll try again I was tolled off to greet you because the PN wouldn&039;t ures he doesn&039;t havePlain That&039;s why I&039;m here I&039;m the Aitch Aye That oes upStone Hep&039;s of the same line, a K-cousin She"

"What is a K-cousin?" Sil-Chan asked

They stopped just outside the wide door of the house