Catching Alicka by Dakota Dawn

Author:Dakota Dawn [Dawn, Dakota]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Erotic Fiction, Science Fiction, Romance
Amazon: B00MEN2R16
Goodreads: 23003303
Publisher: Siren Publishing
Published: 2014-07-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

It was time to learn about Slanon’s business.

They’d spent the last three days in blissful seclusion. Now it was time to get back to the everyday grind. A grind Alicka was eager to learn.

Since they weren’t far from his picplom grove, they walked down the stone path that led to the pretty blue trees. Misto, his employee, wouldn’t be there today because the man was on the other side of the planet learning more about a new tree that had been brought here last year.

On the way, he slowed and sniffed the air, “Come here, I want you to see something,”

Following closely on his heels, she wondered what he was going to show her. Would it be something cute and sweet like a new fruit or pretty flowers that had medicinal purposes?

They stopped beside a tan-trunked tree with dark-brown leaves. Slanon pointed at a black, shiny substance on the tree’s trunk.

With serious eyes, he stared down at her. “This is called targor. It is highly acidic and will blister your skin in seconds if you touch it. The only trees it grows on are these licos trees and tenplot trees. They are dark-green-trunked trees with yellow-and-green leaves. I’ll point one out to you as we head to our picplom trees.”

She looked closely at the black stuff on the tree. “Is there a way to safely remove it from the tree?”

“No. It just comes back. Some companies scrape it off and add it to other ingredients that make up a chemical to clean spacecrafts that land here and want space matter removed from their crafts.”

“Oh, at least it has a good reason to be here. How do VisOrrentians heal from it? I can’t see you licking acid off your wound.”

“That’s true. The acid would burn our tongues. They would heal, but it would take time, so what we do is spit on the acid and rub it in with a cloth or leaves if necessary. Mostly we avoid it. It has a distinct scent that you’ll be able to pick up after you are changed by our baby.” Slanon took her hand and led her back to the path. A few feet down it, he sniffed the air and pointed at a green-and-yellow tree in the distance. “That’s a tenplot tree and it has some targor on it.” He raised her hand to his lips and kissed it. “Always be careful. I don’t want anything to happen to your delicate skin.”

A shiver slithered up her spine at the thought of the black acid getting on her. “I’ll be watchful.” While hunting with her father, she’d been taught to be mindful of her environment.

Slanon tilted his head in approval and then led them on down the stone path. Alicka looked at the large, tan stones and noted how the blue-green grass looked pretty next to them. The grass looked freshly mowed, as always. “Who put in the stone path, and who cuts the grass?” So far, she hadn’t seen anyone do the latter.

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