I winced at the thought, but I knew that she was
right, and I handedher my dagger. I dont like the idea of landing on a strange world
at night, saidJat Or. Ur Jan wont harm her, if the ransom is paid, said
Rapas.
I will prepare it, master, and serve you in the
cabin, she said. Then they cannot take you by surprise, as they could if youwere to
open it.
You do not have to be my slave or the slave of
anyother. He looked out of one of the round ports and then turned to the
other.
Then let us hope that it may never originate a
thought.
I hate it because it remindsme of Fal
Sivas.
I went to the port and looked out over his
shoulder.
If I am not your slave, she asked, what am
I?
There might be strange beasts and terrible menon
Thuria.
When you are under way, we will come alongside
again and take youaboard. Wherever you are going, I want to go with
you.
Unquestionably, he said; and it will time our
arrival to meet thesatellite in its path. I am in the employ of FalSivas; and when I
am in a mans employ, I obey him.
I discovered it in an ancient manuscript that Icame
upon by accident. There it is, I said, pointing at the metal sphere slightly above
hishead in the nose of the craft.
The moment that Jat Or cameaboard, I directed the
brain to head for Thuria at full speed.
But as far as I know, I replied, Gar Nals craft is
not so operated. I could see that this pleased Jat Or, but I could not tell about
Zanda. He has taken her where theywill never find her.