Robot City 1, Odyssey by Isaac Asimov

Author:Isaac Asimov
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2011-10-07T19:33:28+00:00

An hour of waiting had slipped by. Reinvigorated by hope, Derec's attention had wandered from watching the doorway to playing with the pieces of the puzzle.

" 'Ur back," a gruff voice intruded.

Derec raised his head and looked toward Wolruf. "I went walking. You've been looking for me, haven't you?"

"Aranimas was looking for 'u," Wolruf corrected. "'U stay 'ere now, okay?"

"Is he coming back?"

"Boss iss resting now. 'E'll come to see 'u in the morning. Best 'u be 'ere," Wolruf said, turning away.

"You got in trouble with Aranimas because I was gone, didn't you?" Derec called after her.

The caninoid stopped, looked back, and shrugged.

"I'm sorry," Derec said. "I put you in a bad position."

"Iss nothing new. I put myself therr enough."

Derec smiled. "Tell me something, Wolruf. What are you doing here? Why are you working for someone like Aranimas?"

"Too long a story to explain."

"You're not on board by choice, are you."

"Too complicated to explain."

"I've got the time--and I really want to know."

Wolruf hesitated, then advanced a few steps into the room. "Should go sleep," she said gruffly.

"Why not do what you want to instead of what you ought to?"

Crouching an arm's length away, Wolruf grinned. "That the secret of 'ur success?"

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