Tablet of Destinies by Traci Harding

Author:Traci Harding
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2001-08-19T04:00:00+00:00

Hawk had excused himself from Tory to go take a look at their potential target, and she figured he didn’t want her tagging along. As she was feeling like eating, she made her way down to Seagull’s domain to find what was on the menu.

When she arrived the old Delphinus chef was pulling a variety of long, flat loaves of bread from the oven and Chook was hovering around in anticipation of scoring a few samples.

Seagull spotted their guest in the hatchway and laughed. ‘The smell of fresh bread always brings them running.’

‘’Tis seldom I am compelled to eat,’ Tory strolled in, breathing deep the aroma, ‘but that heavenly smell is teasing my taste buds.’

‘I could say the same of you,’ Crow teased, having crept up behind her. As he placed his hands on her thighs, he experienced a sudden numbing agony.

Tory pressed each of her thumbs into the pressure points on his wrists. ‘Are you so much recovered from your last beating that you desire another?’

‘Ah, no … I’ll pass,’ Crow resolved, to the amusement of his crewmates, and was much relieved when Tory let him go.

‘I heard that was a really amazing display you put on earlier,’ Seagull commented, as he broke off the end of a fresh loaf.

‘Was it ever,’ Chook confirmed, breaking himself off a piece.

As Seagull held out his offering to Tory she noted that this Delphinus male had no webbing between his fingers and this was most confusing to her.

‘You want to know where’s my webbing?’ Seagull guessed her curiosity, as she was slow to take the food.

Tory noted Chook standing behind the old chef, shaking his head furiously, as he feared she might offend the man. ‘It’s just that I read that —’

‘Your information is correct,’ Seagull granted, a little warily. ‘And to the best of my knowledge, I am the only exception.’

‘Well,’ Tory forced a smile, to make the best of an uncomfortable situation, ‘thanks for clearing that up for me.’

‘Welcome.’ He decided not to take offence. ‘I’ve been told I’m also a tad pale for one of my kind, but that could just be old age.’

It was true his skin was not as blue as most Delphinus, having a slight pinkish tinge.

The chef returned to his oven to pull out more loaves. ‘I used to have dark hair in younger days, which is also unusual, as most Delphinus are fair.’

‘Were either of your parents dark?’ Tory pursued the conversation to Chook’s apparent horror, but she felt Seagull comfortable with the subject matter.

‘Were yours?’ he queried abruptly, and Tory was taken aback by his sharp retort.

‘I … I don’t remember.’

‘Exactly,’ he explained with a nod. ‘I’d taken a bad knock to the head when Hawk found my tiny craft spinning out of control in deep space … like you, my past was taken from me and who knows,’ he shrugged, ‘perhaps it’s for the best.’

‘I like to think so.’ Tory felt more at ease when she realised that Seagull wasn’t annoyed with her, but rather, trying to make a point.

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