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'I can see the waves they make,' Liala replied

'Aye, Princess That's what I lanced back and forth between the orcas and the approaching boat There was just one person on board He was standing at the rear with one hand on the outboard un

Her heart raced The dolphins had gone to fetch the one person shefisherman ent out in a small boat to dive for lobsters and crayfish She had seen hiuys in the research vessel While they were takingsaot to know hi brown hair which he tied in a pony tail when he went diving His eyes here brown and his body was suntanned Perhaps it was the diving that made hi The tiny briefs that he hen he dived left little to the i to common people They weren't allowed to do it except on formal occasions But there was no rule to say you couldn't wave and get the dolphins to take you up close She had been close enough to look into his eyes and see him return her sh to touch hiht a dolphin had rubbed against hiun and juood place for hiive trouble They poked their heads out of the water and peered back with beady eyes She brandished her gun and estures But the orcas stayed put

Balduur stood beside her

'He can't land with them orcas there, Princess'

'I'll dobull with the blue snout He's the leader'

Balduur didn't have to tell her Liala knew about orcas and she knew you always picked the leader He usually stayed in the background and let the others run the risk of being vaporised This one didn't He probably knew her gun was almost exhausted and next to useless

'Princess!'

She heard the young fisher towards her He had one hand on the outboard un A rapid burst of fire sent the orcas fleeing The big bull rocketed into the air and collapsed back in a pool of blood Other led corpses lay around Liala was iuardians said, bullets could be just as deadly as a flash froun