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.not sure. She pointed toward the mountains, more or less directlynortheast. There s something out there watching us, I think. Haribu? She shrugged. I don t know. She stared northward, reaching out,concentrating, trying to touch the presence flowing elusively about justbeyond the horizon.Page 30 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlHe felt nothing at first, then something like a brushing across his nerves,there and gone before he could catch hold of it.Then nothing again.Leavingher straining on the porch, he went down the steps to the groundcar.He washungry and began poking about for something to eat.When he found nothing heslammed the door shut and stood looking around the court.There was no coveron the Mother Well.That hurt most; Mother Well was the heart symbol of theHolding and to see her.Hesitantly he crossed to the coping and lookeddown.Choked.Half filled with debris.He walked away, moving to the arch.Heleaned against the stone and looked out over the churned devastation leftbehind by the hares. Faiseh and Grey should be here soon. She was deliberately ignoring hisgrief. None of us thought of food last night. Manoreh glanced up at the sky.The green-gold morning flush behind themountains was brightening rapidly into full day.Jua Churukuu was a crushedgreen half-circle sliced across by the peaks. I don t remember much aboutyesterday. He kicked at the muck on the tiles and was abruptly on the brinkof blindrage. No! The woman came off the porch, moving so fast she was at his side beforehe could react.Her hand closed on his arm.Her blue-green eyes were intent onhis, demanding his attention.Coolness flowed like water from her fingers,quenching his anger.He tried to pull away but her long, narrow hand had asurprising strength.Suddenly the touch of her flesh nauseated him.She wasalien and terrible, and frightening.She dropped her hand and stepped back. Sorry, he mumbled. Forget it! Her mind was screaming at him: annoyance/anger.Finally shespoke, her eyes fixed on the ground, Neither of us can help how we feel.It sour bad luck we don t have the comfort of hypocrisy. Before he could try toanswer, she d swung away from him and was staring back toward the mountains. He s laughing at us. He felt it too, a ghastly chuckling, barely perceptible, coming from somethingthat hovered beyond the horizon.He frowned. Haribu, but different.I don tknow.Like Haribu, not quite the same feel.But he does change his touch.Idon t know. He faced the woman. He s waiting.Why doesn t he strike? Her eyes had a blank look.For the first time he saw her really frightened. What is it? Do you know why I m here? Why I m here? He shook his head. Of course youdon t; stupid of me.I m the bait in this rat trap.That thing out there, hewants me.He arranged to have me sent on this Hunt.I m part of the price forhis services to those who re trying to clear off this damn world. Sick, shaking with her fear and his own, he caught her arm and pulled hertoward the car. Get back to the city.Get off this world.A woman! What thehell were your people thinking of sending you out on a thing like this? With that disturbing strength she pried his fingers loose and stepped away. You don t understand.How could you? She stepped back from him, amused againand irritated at him. You ve got no idea what I m capable of.Manoreh, if Igive up now, I lose more than. She sighed.She was right.He didn tunderstand her; even when he felt every emotion she experienced, he didn tunderstand her. Hunting means freedom to me, Manoreh.What would you do if you were shut, um.in this courtyard and compelled to spend the rest of your life in it,vulnerable to every force that wished to twist and destroy you? She wasfierce and wild just then; he backed away from her. No.I d face more thanyour Haribu, she went on more calmly, to avoid a fate like that. Her handwent up and rubbed at her temple, a habit she had; he d seen her do it anumber of times and each time he felt a cold loneliness in her.Once again sheshook off the malaise, then smiled. This bait is going to give our friend outthere a hell of a bad time.If he swallows me, I promise him the worstbellyache he ever had. He laughed, surprised by her sudden humor.Then rubbed his stomach. Wish youPage 31 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlhadn t mentioned swallowing. She grinned at him, in control of herself again, beginning to savor theexcitement of the Hunt.She turned her head in a sudden flurry of clackings.The uauawimbony tree.Manoreh stiffened, waited, then relaxed. The others.They re here. Chapter X*******Kitosime held her sleepy son tight against her as Faiseh and the Hunter rodethrough the arch with spare mounts and a pack-faras with supplies for theHunt.She stood stiffly on the porch long after they had gone, even after theuauawimbony s clatter died away.Hodarzu whined his discomfort and began wriggling and twisting, knocking hisstrong, small arms and legs into her tired body.She shifted her hold andlowered him to the floor. Hush, toto, she murmured.She brushed her handacross her face and grimaced at the film of dirt and sweat on her palm. Tomorrow, my son, we organize some things.Now we put you to bed.The dirtwill wait. She took the small, damp hand and pushed the door open.The emptiness anddarkness was like a wall.For a moment she couldn t gather the strength tobreak through it.Then Hodarzu tugged at her hand.He was tired and wantedfamiliar things about him.The two of them moved into the great hall.Theirfootsteps echoed eerily, sending shivers along Kitosime s body.She sweptHodarzu up, and hurried to the stairs, moving faster and faster as thedarkness crept inside her and stirred ancient terrors.For the first time inher life she was alone.Alone in this great house built to hold dozens offamilies.She ran blindly at the stairs.Halfway up the first flight she stumbled and fell to her knees.With Hodarzucrying loudly in his own terror, pressing his face into her breast, she gotshakily to her feet and stood clinging to the railing until the weakness wentout of her knees and she stopped shaking.Hodarzu stopped his wailing as sheregained a little calm, reminding her forcefully that he felt what she felt.She began climbing again.Past the second floor, then the third [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.not sure. She pointed toward the mountains, more or less directlynortheast. There s something out there watching us, I think. Haribu? She shrugged. I don t know. She stared northward, reaching out,concentrating, trying to touch the presence flowing elusively about justbeyond the horizon.Page 30 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlHe felt nothing at first, then something like a brushing across his nerves,there and gone before he could catch hold of it.Then nothing again.Leavingher straining on the porch, he went down the steps to the groundcar.He washungry and began poking about for something to eat.When he found nothing heslammed the door shut and stood looking around the court.There was no coveron the Mother Well.That hurt most; Mother Well was the heart symbol of theHolding and to see her.Hesitantly he crossed to the coping and lookeddown.Choked.Half filled with debris.He walked away, moving to the arch.Heleaned against the stone and looked out over the churned devastation leftbehind by the hares. Faiseh and Grey should be here soon. She was deliberately ignoring hisgrief. None of us thought of food last night. Manoreh glanced up at the sky.The green-gold morning flush behind themountains was brightening rapidly into full day.Jua Churukuu was a crushedgreen half-circle sliced across by the peaks. I don t remember much aboutyesterday. He kicked at the muck on the tiles and was abruptly on the brinkof blindrage. No! The woman came off the porch, moving so fast she was at his side beforehe could react.Her hand closed on his arm.Her blue-green eyes were intent onhis, demanding his attention.Coolness flowed like water from her fingers,quenching his anger.He tried to pull away but her long, narrow hand had asurprising strength.Suddenly the touch of her flesh nauseated him.She wasalien and terrible, and frightening.She dropped her hand and stepped back. Sorry, he mumbled. Forget it! Her mind was screaming at him: annoyance/anger.Finally shespoke, her eyes fixed on the ground, Neither of us can help how we feel.It sour bad luck we don t have the comfort of hypocrisy. Before he could try toanswer, she d swung away from him and was staring back toward the mountains. He s laughing at us. He felt it too, a ghastly chuckling, barely perceptible, coming from somethingthat hovered beyond the horizon.He frowned. Haribu, but different.I don tknow.Like Haribu, not quite the same feel.But he does change his touch.Idon t know. He faced the woman. He s waiting.Why doesn t he strike? Her eyes had a blank look.For the first time he saw her really frightened. What is it? Do you know why I m here? Why I m here? He shook his head. Of course youdon t; stupid of me.I m the bait in this rat trap.That thing out there, hewants me.He arranged to have me sent on this Hunt.I m part of the price forhis services to those who re trying to clear off this damn world. Sick, shaking with her fear and his own, he caught her arm and pulled hertoward the car. Get back to the city.Get off this world.A woman! What thehell were your people thinking of sending you out on a thing like this? With that disturbing strength she pried his fingers loose and stepped away. You don t understand.How could you? She stepped back from him, amused againand irritated at him. You ve got no idea what I m capable of.Manoreh, if Igive up now, I lose more than. She sighed.She was right.He didn tunderstand her; even when he felt every emotion she experienced, he didn tunderstand her. Hunting means freedom to me, Manoreh.What would you do if you were shut, um.in this courtyard and compelled to spend the rest of your life in it,vulnerable to every force that wished to twist and destroy you? She wasfierce and wild just then; he backed away from her. No.I d face more thanyour Haribu, she went on more calmly, to avoid a fate like that. Her handwent up and rubbed at her temple, a habit she had; he d seen her do it anumber of times and each time he felt a cold loneliness in her.Once again sheshook off the malaise, then smiled. This bait is going to give our friend outthere a hell of a bad time.If he swallows me, I promise him the worstbellyache he ever had. He laughed, surprised by her sudden humor.Then rubbed his stomach. Wish youPage 31 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlhadn t mentioned swallowing. She grinned at him, in control of herself again, beginning to savor theexcitement of the Hunt.She turned her head in a sudden flurry of clackings.The uauawimbony tree.Manoreh stiffened, waited, then relaxed. The others.They re here. Chapter X*******Kitosime held her sleepy son tight against her as Faiseh and the Hunter rodethrough the arch with spare mounts and a pack-faras with supplies for theHunt.She stood stiffly on the porch long after they had gone, even after theuauawimbony s clatter died away.Hodarzu whined his discomfort and began wriggling and twisting, knocking hisstrong, small arms and legs into her tired body.She shifted her hold andlowered him to the floor. Hush, toto, she murmured.She brushed her handacross her face and grimaced at the film of dirt and sweat on her palm. Tomorrow, my son, we organize some things.Now we put you to bed.The dirtwill wait. She took the small, damp hand and pushed the door open.The emptiness anddarkness was like a wall.For a moment she couldn t gather the strength tobreak through it.Then Hodarzu tugged at her hand.He was tired and wantedfamiliar things about him.The two of them moved into the great hall.Theirfootsteps echoed eerily, sending shivers along Kitosime s body.She sweptHodarzu up, and hurried to the stairs, moving faster and faster as thedarkness crept inside her and stirred ancient terrors.For the first time inher life she was alone.Alone in this great house built to hold dozens offamilies.She ran blindly at the stairs.Halfway up the first flight she stumbled and fell to her knees.With Hodarzucrying loudly in his own terror, pressing his face into her breast, she gotshakily to her feet and stood clinging to the railing until the weakness wentout of her knees and she stopped shaking.Hodarzu stopped his wailing as sheregained a little calm, reminding her forcefully that he felt what she felt.She began climbing again.Past the second floor, then the third [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]