Perhaps half the navy of Helium is looking for
Llana of Gathol andyou, he said. I saw the men on deck eyeing the two banefully. If
this mantalks and arouses suspicion, we may have to take off in a
hurry.
Pankor lies just beyond those hills, he said. Oh,
by the way, I called to him, how is Tavia?
I am getting up in the world again, said Fo-nar,
laughing. Once again you have saved my life, said Gor-don; how can I everrepay
you?
Hehas been at the preserving of human beings by
freezing for fully ahundred years.
I rescindthat order, and I place you under arrest.
Yes, replied Gor-don; my personal bodyguard, here.
It lies directly south ofGreater Helium sir; about
five hundred haads.
I stepped up tothe man and slapped him as I had
slapped Kor-an; and, like Kor-an, hewent down.
He took one look, and then ran to the
rail.
On the way,I sent a warrior to summon Fo-nar. Illbe
back on deck shortly; the three of us will have to keep a closewatch from now
on.
The day after we arrived, I went alone to the
market place. I thought you weresuch a great swordsman.
Go to your quarters, I ordered; Ill attend to you
later. He looked surprised and a little crestfallen for just a moment; then
heblustered, Its a forgery! The day after we arrived, I went alone to the market
place. Fo-nar hadnt been gone from my cabin five minutes before he camehurrying in
again. Thawing out corpses, I told him, laughing. Theywere, for the most part, a
hardbitten lot, veterans, I should say, ofmany a campaign.
If this mantalks and arouses suspicion, we may have
to take off in a hurry. Its time we got out of here, I said to Tan
Hadron.
About the end of the seventh zode Fo-nar
returned.
It was right on top of us now, and our bullets were
tearing intoits vitals. Instead, he kept on spraying the body with warm water,
occasionallymassaging it. Well, theres nothing we can do about it now, I said.