4 Oblivion by Michael Jan Friedman

Author:Michael Jan Friedman [Friedman, Michael Jan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General, Fiction, Science Fiction
ISBN: 9780743448543
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: 2003-08-28T23:00:00+00:00

Picard tore off a piece of Andorian spice bread from the dark brown loaf he was sharing with Guinan, leaned back against the bulkhead of an Anjottu freighter that had been converted into a gaudy, badly illuminated marketplace, and pondered the situation in which he found himself.

In less than four hours, Demmix's flight-or rather, the flight the captain had come to think of as Demmix's-was scheduled to depart. And despite their having canvassed every Zartani hotel and restaurant in the area, neither he nor Guinan had the slightest idea of Demmix's whereabouts.

If they couldn't catch up with him before he got on that flight, Picard would forever lose all that Demmix knew about the Ubarrak's warships.

He was determined to keep that from happening-though he couldn't imagine how.

"There must be another way to track him down," said the captain, "something we're overlooking...."

Guinan looked at him. "He's your friend, isn't he?"

Picard met her gaze. "Yes."

"Well, you must know something more about him than the fact that he's a Zartani."

She was right, of course. Demmix had other needs besides a place to sleep and a place to eat. Picard just had to remember what they were.

He thought back to Elyrion III and its expanses of bone white prairie, baking beneath an immense, red sun. He and Demmix were among the galaxy's elite back then, individuals with something to prove both to their peers and to themselves.

And for that reason, they were very much on edge. But Picard had learned to conceal his emotions, whereas Demmix wore his anxieties on his sleeve.

Then again, he was a nervous individual, even for a Zartani-so much so, in fact, that when he and Picard went through the mandatory, pre-race bioscans, Demmix's blood had shown trace quantities of-Suddenly Picard had the answer he had been seeking. "That's it!" he rasped.

Guinan looked at him. "What is?"

He smiled triumphantly. "I think I know how we can locate Demmix."

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