Killashandra by Anne Mccaffrey

Author:Anne Mccaffrey
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Romance, Fantasy, Music, Adult, Adventure
ISBN: 9780808578321
Publisher: Del Rey
Published: 1976-01-02T10:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 14

Any discussion of that would have to be postponed. Theach and Erutown reached the height, looking about them for their fellow exile. Unable to look in Killashandra’s direction, Tanny shot one horrified glance at Lars as the latter smoothly invented a note that she had been removed from the island by a passing vessel. He even flourished a piece of paper from his pocket as he commented that he was glad she was safe.

“That tears it,” Erutown said gloomily. “We’ll all be in trouble.”

“I doubt it. A very good friend of ours skippered that ship,” Lars replied without a blink. “She can’t go anywhere without my knowledge.” Tanny made a strangled sound and Killashandra grinned, choking on her laughter. “There’s nothing you could safely do without jeopardizing yourself at this point, Erutown. It isn’t as if you’ll be out of touch,” and Lars handed the man a small but powerful handset. “The frequency to use for any contact is 103.4 megahertz. All right? You can listen in on any of the other channels but communicate only on the 103.4.”

Erutown agreed with ill grace, hefting the set doubtfully. With a sideways grin at Killashandra, Lars handed over hatchet, knife, and polly book.

“There now, you’re completely equipped,” Killashandra said cheerfully. “You’ll find that a polly island is quite restful.” She glanced maliciously at Tanny and Lars. “Everything you require—polly for food, fish in the lagoon for sport and a change of diet, and a fine reef to prevent the omnivorous from dining on you. You’re far better off than I was on my polly island, I assure you.” Tanny squirmed, noticeably discomfited.

“Oh, we’ll do fine, Carrigana.” Theach grinned as he began to unpack the solar reflectors.

Lars chuckled, linking his arm in hers, and swinging her down the slope to the beach.

“C’mon, Tanny, I want to be at the Bar Island before sundown.”

What with the routine necessary to up anchor and maneuver the Pearl through the one gap in the reef, there wasn’t time for discussions until they were once again under full sail and beating due north for the Bar Island.

“Tanny, I think you’d better go below,” Lars began, signaling Killashandra to join him in the cockpit. “What you don’t know won’t hurt you—”

“Who says?” Tanny growled.

“Fix us some grub, will you? All this excitement gave me an appetite. So,” and once Tanny had slammed the hatch closed, Lars turned expectantly to Killashandra, “could I have some explanations?”

“I rather think a few are due me!”

Lars cocked an eyebrow, grinning sardonically at her. “Not when you must have figured out many of the answers already if you’re half as smart as I think you are.” Lars slid a finger across the scar on her arm, then he reached for her hand and held it up before her face, his thumb rubbing against the crystal scars. “ ‘I came from the City.’ Indeed!”

“Well, I did . . .” she said, deceptively meekly.

“Your best line, you witch, was the one about your having had

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