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."The Imperial term is pedophile," he said after a moment, once he was certainof his own composure."And 'modderpocker' means having season with your own birther.If you shouldhappen to be interested."Pedi thought about that for a moment, then grunted a faint laugh."Wish pocking merchant speak Imperial," she said much more cheerfully, andCord shook his head and sighed."Pedi Karuse, you are a lot of trouble."* * *Poertena flipped over the hole card and scooped in the pot."That was a a lot of trouble for a measly few coppers," Denat growled, as hescooped up the cards to begin shuffling."Wha'ever it take," the Pinopan replied, leaning back with a shrug."You notout looking por trouble?""You don't have to look with this lot," the barbarian said."Most obnoxiousgroup I've ever dealt with.""You sure it's just one way?" Julian asked carefully.He usually sat outPoertena's card games thePinopan was deadly with a deck but the waiting was getting on his nerves.And,apparently, onDenat's."You've been pretty.touchy lately.""What do you mean?" Denat shot back sharply."I'm fine.""Okay, you fine," Poertena agreed."But you have to admit, you been prettyshort temper lately.""I am not short tempered," he insisted hotly."What in nine hells are youtalking about? When haveIbeen short tempered?""Ummm.now?" the Pinopan replied easily."And you nearly kill t'atDiaspran yesterday.""He shouldn't have snuck up behind me! It's not my fault people go creepingaround all the time!"Denat threw the cards down on their crate-card table and jerked to his feet."I don't have to put up with this.You can just find somebody else to insult!""So," Julian asked as the Mardukan stalked away."Did we start that, or werewe right?""I t'ink you right," Poertena replied uneasily."He didn' even insult me whenhe lef'.I t'ink we gots a problem.""Should we talk to Cord about it?""Maybe." The Pinopan rubbed his head."Cord pretty wrap up wit' hisgirlfrien', though.Maybe I askDenat later.He might cool down, decide to talk.It could work.""Better not let Cord hear you call her his 'girlfriend,' or Denat will be theleast of your worries."* * *They had managed to secure better clothing at a small textile shop withouteven a single additional disaster.And at an herbalist, they had found somemysterious emollients.Not far from the herbalist's, Pedi had surreptitiouslydirected Cord's attention to two small swords, which he'd also purchased.These transactions had been relatively simple, although the locals werenotably hostile towards both of them.Page 123 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlWith those minimal supplies collected, Cord had unilaterally headed back totheir assigned quarters, forcing Pedi to follow.The Shin clearly would haveliked to have spent more time in the massive, dusky market, but the shaman wassure that something else would set her off if he allowed her to.She was themost difficult female it had ever been his misfortune to encounter.Smart,yes, but very headstrong, and unable or unwilling to rein in her temper.She'dshown some capacity to back up that temper, on theLemmar ship, and the swords which she had indicated she had some knowledgeof were to test whether or not she was all talk.Back at their quarters, she snatched the packages including the dual swordsand the mysterious wasenand disappeared into her private room.They had been scheduled to test theirmartial skills against one another after their shopping trip, but Cord foundhimself cooling his heels for some time while the sun glow moved across theclouds.In fact, the bright, pewter-gray light had swept low in the westbefore Pedi reemerged.Her appearance had.changed.The rough, dark rims at the bases of her horns were gone, and the overallcolor of the horns had faded slightly, to an even yellower honey with just atouch of rust.The mystery of the emollients' purpose was also revealed, forher skin had developed an even finer coating of slime.The clothing turned outto be a set of baggy pants and a vest that draped to her midsection,connecting at the base, but leaving all four arms free.The overall color wasa light scarlet, with yellow embroidery along the edges of the vest and at thecuffs and waistline of the pantaloons."Do you like it?" Pedi stepped through the door and twirled lightly on onefoot.Cord looked at her for a moment and thought about saying what he thought.Butonly for a moment.Instead, he controlled his initial reaction and cleared his throat."You are my asi, my benan, not my bond-mate.Your appearance matters only inthat it does not bring disfavor upon me or my clan.Your skill with those punyswords matters far more."Pedi stopped in mid-pirouette with her back turned to him.A moment passed,then she leaned through the door and picked up her "puny swords." She turnedback to Cord and took a guard position."Are you ready?" she asked with a certain, dangerous levelness of tone."Would you care to warm up or stretch first?" Cord asked, still leaning on hisspear."You don't get a chance before a battle," Pedi replied, and, without anotherword, charged him with one's sword held in a port guard, and the otherstretched out before.Cord had been expecting it, but he'd forgotten how fast she was, so his firstreaction was to put the spearhead in position to spit her.It would have beena formidable obstacle, even with its leather binding.But after a bare hesitation, he checked that and brought the base of the speararound in a tripping blow, instead.Her reaction made him wonder if she'd been actively courting the spittingmaneuver.As the spear shaft swung around, she leapt lightly into the air,brought the left sword down to barely make contact with the spear [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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."The Imperial term is pedophile," he said after a moment, once he was certainof his own composure."And 'modderpocker' means having season with your own birther.If you shouldhappen to be interested."Pedi thought about that for a moment, then grunted a faint laugh."Wish pocking merchant speak Imperial," she said much more cheerfully, andCord shook his head and sighed."Pedi Karuse, you are a lot of trouble."* * *Poertena flipped over the hole card and scooped in the pot."That was a a lot of trouble for a measly few coppers," Denat growled, as hescooped up the cards to begin shuffling."Wha'ever it take," the Pinopan replied, leaning back with a shrug."You notout looking por trouble?""You don't have to look with this lot," the barbarian said."Most obnoxiousgroup I've ever dealt with.""You sure it's just one way?" Julian asked carefully.He usually sat outPoertena's card games thePinopan was deadly with a deck but the waiting was getting on his nerves.And,apparently, onDenat's."You've been pretty.touchy lately.""What do you mean?" Denat shot back sharply."I'm fine.""Okay, you fine," Poertena agreed."But you have to admit, you been prettyshort temper lately.""I am not short tempered," he insisted hotly."What in nine hells are youtalking about? When haveIbeen short tempered?""Ummm.now?" the Pinopan replied easily."And you nearly kill t'atDiaspran yesterday.""He shouldn't have snuck up behind me! It's not my fault people go creepingaround all the time!"Denat threw the cards down on their crate-card table and jerked to his feet."I don't have to put up with this.You can just find somebody else to insult!""So," Julian asked as the Mardukan stalked away."Did we start that, or werewe right?""I t'ink you right," Poertena replied uneasily."He didn' even insult me whenhe lef'.I t'ink we gots a problem.""Should we talk to Cord about it?""Maybe." The Pinopan rubbed his head."Cord pretty wrap up wit' hisgirlfrien', though.Maybe I askDenat later.He might cool down, decide to talk.It could work.""Better not let Cord hear you call her his 'girlfriend,' or Denat will be theleast of your worries."* * *They had managed to secure better clothing at a small textile shop withouteven a single additional disaster.And at an herbalist, they had found somemysterious emollients.Not far from the herbalist's, Pedi had surreptitiouslydirected Cord's attention to two small swords, which he'd also purchased.These transactions had been relatively simple, although the locals werenotably hostile towards both of them.Page 123 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlWith those minimal supplies collected, Cord had unilaterally headed back totheir assigned quarters, forcing Pedi to follow.The Shin clearly would haveliked to have spent more time in the massive, dusky market, but the shaman wassure that something else would set her off if he allowed her to.She was themost difficult female it had ever been his misfortune to encounter.Smart,yes, but very headstrong, and unable or unwilling to rein in her temper.She'dshown some capacity to back up that temper, on theLemmar ship, and the swords which she had indicated she had some knowledgeof were to test whether or not she was all talk.Back at their quarters, she snatched the packages including the dual swordsand the mysterious wasenand disappeared into her private room.They had been scheduled to test theirmartial skills against one another after their shopping trip, but Cord foundhimself cooling his heels for some time while the sun glow moved across theclouds.In fact, the bright, pewter-gray light had swept low in the westbefore Pedi reemerged.Her appearance had.changed.The rough, dark rims at the bases of her horns were gone, and the overallcolor of the horns had faded slightly, to an even yellower honey with just atouch of rust.The mystery of the emollients' purpose was also revealed, forher skin had developed an even finer coating of slime.The clothing turned outto be a set of baggy pants and a vest that draped to her midsection,connecting at the base, but leaving all four arms free.The overall color wasa light scarlet, with yellow embroidery along the edges of the vest and at thecuffs and waistline of the pantaloons."Do you like it?" Pedi stepped through the door and twirled lightly on onefoot.Cord looked at her for a moment and thought about saying what he thought.Butonly for a moment.Instead, he controlled his initial reaction and cleared his throat."You are my asi, my benan, not my bond-mate.Your appearance matters only inthat it does not bring disfavor upon me or my clan.Your skill with those punyswords matters far more."Pedi stopped in mid-pirouette with her back turned to him.A moment passed,then she leaned through the door and picked up her "puny swords." She turnedback to Cord and took a guard position."Are you ready?" she asked with a certain, dangerous levelness of tone."Would you care to warm up or stretch first?" Cord asked, still leaning on hisspear."You don't get a chance before a battle," Pedi replied, and, without anotherword, charged him with one's sword held in a port guard, and the otherstretched out before.Cord had been expecting it, but he'd forgotten how fast she was, so his firstreaction was to put the spearhead in position to spit her.It would have beena formidable obstacle, even with its leather binding.But after a bare hesitation, he checked that and brought the base of the speararound in a tripping blow, instead.Her reaction made him wonder if she'd been actively courting the spittingmaneuver.As the spear shaft swung around, she leapt lightly into the air,brought the left sword down to barely make contact with the spear [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]