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Martha asked.
They were alone In the control room. Shanelle had been informed that Falon was showing signs of
impatience in wanting to search for Jorran himself. Sending fifty seven-foot Sha-Ka'ani warriors to the
surface for a mass search for Jorran would have hastened the search, but was out of the question. There
might be humans of an equivalent size on the planet, but they were a rarity, not the norm.
Sending down even two warriors would be pushing it for drawing unwanted notice, which was why
Martha was insisting the search begin with just Dalden. Shanelle, being in agreement, had rushed off to
remind her lifemate of that.
I understand what worries you, Martha," Dalden replied. I would not let the woman know that I am
what she would call a barbarian."
Chuckling floated about the room. "She wouldn't think that. No, her word for you would be an alien. It
would have no meaning to her that other worlds consider your world a bit barbaric in nature. She'd
recognize only one thing, that you aren't from her world, and that would shock the hell out of her, taking
precedence over anything she might have been feeling about you. I'd then have to bring her aboard the
ship, erase her memories of you, and hope that it works on these humanoids. And you know I don't deal
well with 'hope it works.' So why don't we just avoid all that-"
"I need someone who will immediately recognize another visitor like me," he interrupted. "I will not be
able to know the difference, since they all sound strange to me. Jorran I will recognize."
"Not guaranteed, when he could change his looks. Did we say your task was going to be easy?"
Dalden ignored the commentary to continue to make his point. "The rest of his people I would not know.
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But she would know. She knew immediately that I was not from her town. She already thinks I am part
of her world, a foreigner, she called me."
 I was there, remember? I heard every word."
"Then you can agree that to have her help would be a benefit to us. "
"Of course I agree, but that doesn't mean it can be allowed. Other factors have to be taken into account,
Dalden, the main one being that the longer you deal with one of those humans, the greater the risk of
giving yourself away. The woman Brittany isn't even in a position of authority, yet she asks the same
questions you will run into from everyone. Those are a curious, bold people. Butting into others' business
is a natural process for them. And she will continue to grill you with questions until you end up slipping
and telling her something that you shouldn't."
"With most of those questions already dealt with, the risk has been lessened."
Martha chuckled. "I Just love it when warriors prove they aren't all brawn."
"Does this mean-"
"Not so fast, kiddo." Martha did the interrupting this time. I sent your sister out of here so I could speak
plainly without embarrassing you. The woman Brittany does happen to be ideal
for what you need, and You've passed with flying colors, making her think you're just someone from a
different part of her world. I could wish you weren't attracted to her, so let me Just stress: Jorran first,
then rods, girl last on the agenda. If your reproductive instincts become a problem, get them out of the
way. Too much trouble can be caused if that's all you're thinking about. So if it becomes a problem, take
care of it, then get back to business. Can you do that?"
"Certainly.
"Why do I get the feeling that would have been your answer whether you believe it to be true or not?
Never mind," was said with an accompanying sigh. "I know you wouldn't lie to me intentionally I know
you think you can do what needs doing. I've come to expect an abundance of confidence from any of
you warriors, no matter the endeavor, and you and your father have proven time and again that your own
confidence is rarely off the mark."
"Is the woman still in that place you sent me to?" Dalden questioned.
"No, but I have already accessed all pertinent information on her and have the location that she calls
home. I've also launched a miniature viewer above her town so I can have visuals as needed and not [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]