Burning Tower by Niven Larry & Pournelle Jerry

Author:Niven, Larry & Pournelle, Jerry [Niven, Larry & Pournelle, Jerry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Science Fiction
ISBN: 9781416548713
Goodreads: 7882180
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: 2005-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

Burning Tower sat astride Spike and whispered to the one-horn as the trumpet notes sang in the afternoon. “We can do it,” she whispered. “We can.” She clutched the cookpot against her chest.

The one-horn nickered and tried to turn around to lick her hand. The monster birds made him nervous, and that showed. Around her, the wagoneers worked frantically to fill in the gaps between the houses, unhitch the bison, and get them clear. And now it was too late—it had to work.

Of course it will work, she told herself. Sandry knows what he’s doing! She looked around for him, but he was busy giving signals.

New trumpet notes from both sides. The charioteers were coming. Burning Tower touched Spike’s ear. “It’s time,” she whispered. “Let’s go!”

At a gallop. To the right, there was Maydreo, followed by the birds. The chariot horses were lathered, straining to stay ahead of the birds. Tower urged Spike ahead, toward the oncoming chariots; now, turn, run behind the chariots, between the chariots and the birds. She shouted, “Run, Spike,” and looked back. Most were following her. Most but not all. Was it time?

She slacked the loop of rope that bound the iron pot. She lifted the lid for a long moment, then slapped it down again. She whiffed rotting meat: they’d never had the chance to clean the cookpot. Have to boil it out later.

But the nightmare birds were following her. She led the train of birds across, toward the other chariots, around, opened the pot, averting her eyes from the glow, slapped the lid down. Now for the next, riding at a gallop; no time to be afraid. “What am I doing?” she shouted, and laughed, then galloped toward another group of birds, the pot held ready….

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