City of Ice by Laurence Yep

Author:Laurence Yep
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates
Published: 2011-10-15T04:00:00+00:00

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Leech

See, see! the voice cried. She was just waiting for this excuse to leave you helpless.

“Those are mine!” he said angrily, and began to pound and kick at her, even though the blows against her armored hide hurt him more than her.

Even Koko seemed startled at Leech’s fury. “Take it easy, buddy.”

All Leech could think about was getting back the disks. “Why do you keep holding me back?” he demanded. “Wouldn’t it make your life easier if someone else killed me?” He snatched the disks from Bayang’s startled claws.

Bayang quivered with hurt and fury. “Haven’t I proved I’ve changed?”

Scirye put a hand on Leech. “Yes, you shouldn’t talk to her like that. Remember, she’s turned her back on her whole clan for you.”

Kles was squirming out of Scirye’s coat. “Maybe she’s a little overprotective, but that’s guilt making her go too much in the other direction.”

“And in this case, I think Bayang’s right,” Koko said. “You’re not bulletproof.”

Leech pouted. “That’s right, gang up on me. Take the side of the big green lizard! She wants me helpless so she can kill me anytime she wants.”

Bayang sucked in the cold air sharply with a hiss like a steam pipe leaking. “I gave you my word. I’d no more lie than…than Scirye.”

Leech cringed, wrapping his arms around his belly as if in pain. He could feel the hatred and anger roiling around in him like a pot of boiling water about to overflow. But this time he wasn’t sure if the words had come from the voice or from himself. What was wrong with him?

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