Skeen's Search by Clayton Jo;

Author:Clayton, Jo; [Clayton, Jo;]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Published: 2016-05-09T22:00:00+00:00

FOR REASONS OF HER OWN THE KINRAVALY AGREES TO SPONSOR LIPITERO AND SEND HER TO ALL GURNS AND GATHERS WILLING TO HAVE HER SPEAK.

LIPITERO AND TIMKA START OFF ON THE TALK SHOW CIRCUIT, TAKING WITH THEM A HERALD FROM THE KINRAVALY’S STABLE, FLIPPING FROM GATHER TO GATHER IN A CROWDED BUT FAST LITTIE SKIP (EVERYONE WHO SEES IT COVETS WITH A PASSION TOO POWERFUL TO BE CONCEALED; PETRO GETS ENOUGH OFFERS FOR IT TO LEAVE HER RICH FOR LIFE IF THE SKIP HAPPENED TO BE HERS). NEWS OF HER IS CARRIED AHEAD OF HER BY WINGRIDERS COMMANDEERED BY THE HERALD.

SKEEN AND TIBO GO TRAVELING ON THEIR OWN (THEY ALSO HAVE A THIRD IN THEIR SKIP, A COURIER FROM THE KINRAVALY’S SERVICE WHO SITS IN ON ALL TALKS, TAKING COPIOUS NOTES OF THE DEALS ARRANGED; SKEEN IS IRRITATED BY THE NECESSITY, BUT TIBO KEEPS HER TEMPER REASONABLY LEVEL AND, WITH HER, CROSS TEAMS THE RALLYKX WHO ARE NOT SO BAD THEMSELVES AT WORKING UP A DEAL). SKEEN AND TIBO BUY ON THE SPOT A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THE ARTIFACTS THEY ARE OFFERED, PAYING FOR THEM WITH GOLD AND SILVER BITS FERRIED DOWN FROM PICAREFY, ALSO THEY SET UP FUTURE EXCHANGES CONTINGENT ON THEIR RETURN. RALLYKX TECHNOLOGY HAS SEVERAL CONSPICUOUS BLANKS. NO LONG-DISTANCE COMMUNICATIONS. COURIERS RIDING THE MOST EFFICIENT OF WINGS HAND CARRY LETTERS AND REKKAGOURDS. THE RALLYKX HAVE NO CAPACITY FOR REPRODUCING SPEECH, INSTEAD THEY HAVE DEVELOPED AN EFFICIENT SHORTHAND AND WRITERS SO SKILLED IN USING IT, THEY COME CLOSE TO BEING FLAKE-MACHINES. THEY HAVE SUPERLATIVE IMAGERS AND PHOTODUPLICATORS OF REMARKABLE SUBTLETY AND FIDELITY (SO MUCH SO, THAT THERE IS AN ARTFORM ON RALLEN PREDICATED ON THESE DEVICES). THEY ALSO HAD INTERESTING COMPUTERS WHOSE CAPACITY RATHER ASTONISHED SKEEN WHEN SHE SAW HOW LITTLE POWER WAS INVOLVED IN THEIR OPERATION AND WHAT THE RALLYKX COULD DO WITH THEM.

PICAREFY IS REVELING IN MARATHON CONVERSATIONS THAT HAVEN’T STOPPED FROM THE MOMENT THE KINRAVALY VOICED HER APPROVAL. WHEN ONE SET OF SEEKERS WEARS OUT OR HAS ALL THE DATA IT CAN ABSORB FOR THE MOMENT, ANOTHER SET REPLACES IT.

HAVING BEEN STERNLY WARNED TO BEHAVE HIMSELF, SKEEN SAYING I DON’T WANT TO SEE YOU KILLED BUT IF YOU MESS UP OUR WELCOME HERE, I’LL LEAVE YOU TO FACE WHATEVER THE RALLYKX SEE FIT TO DO TO YOU, ROSTICO BURN TAKES A SKIP AND GOES SLIPPING IN TO VISIT FRIENDS HE’D MADE ON HIS LAST VISIT.

ZELZONY AND HER FORCES ARE BUSY HUNTING DOWN THE RITUAL KILLERS AND WORKING ON THE MESS IN UROLOL AND MARRALLAT, BUT NOT TOO BUSY TO SAMPLE REPORTS ON THE ALIENS AND THEIR PROGRESS ABOUT THE WORLD.

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STIR UP THE NATIVES AND WATCH THEM EXPLODE.

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