Guardians of the Chiss Key by Ryder Windham & Wayne Lo
Author:Ryder Windham & Wayne Lo [Windham, Ryder & Lo, Wayne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Nonfiction, Readers, Intermediate, Juvenile Fiction, Chapter Books, Science Fiction, General
ISBN: 9780448457451
Google: _D-nZwEACAAJ
Amazon: 0448457458
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap/LucasBooks
Published: 2012-03-14T23:00:00+00:00
Lalo Gunn knew it would have been a mistake to try running from the Duros bounty hunter, which was why she had taken the precaution of paying the tavernâs assistant bartender a generous fee in exchange for concealing her in the tavernâs storeroom. Hunkered down behind two large crates filled with nonperishable food, Gunn aimed her blaster at the roomâs only door.
Although the storeroomâs lights were off, she could see a sliver of light along the doorâs left side. The assistant bartender, a Xexto, was supposed to rap four times on the door after the bounty hunter left, then he would enter the storeroom to show he was alone. If the Xexto thought Gunn was in danger, he would knock only three limes as a warning,
If the Xexto tried to double-cross her and sent the bounty hunter into the storeroom, she would do her best to make them both regret it.
Almost thirty minutes passed before Gunn heard four raps against the other side of the door. Her finger tensed slightly against her blasterâs trigger as the door slid open to reveal the Xextoâs spindly silhouette, illuminated by the light from the hallway behind him. A four-armed alien with a small head that bobbed at the top of a long, thin neck, the Xexto cautiously stepped into the room and was reaching for a switch on the wall when Gunn said, âDonât touch the lights â and hands where I can see them.â
The Xexto lifted all four hands. âThe Duros is gone,â he said, âalong with his fishy friend.â
Gunn didnât budge from her position as she said, âHow long?â
âAbout ten minutes. They both left in a freighter. I watched them board. Saw the freighter lift off.â
âTurn on the lights and step back through the door.â
The Xexto chuckled as he lowered his hands and tapped the light switch, then walked back through the doorway to stand in the outer hallway. Gunn lowered her blaster but kept it in her grip as she eased herself out from behind the crates. With her free hand, she tossed a credit chip through the doorway to the Xexto. The Xexto caught the chip with his upper left hand and said, âYou keep throwing money at me, and Iâll keep helping you. Something else you need?â
âAn introduction,â Gunn said. âI want to meet your local starship dealer. Iâm in a buying mood for a rattletrap.â
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