Gordon R Dickson - Sleepwalkers' World
“cried Shaitan suddenly, in a high, thin voice. Lucas had already crouched, ready to spring.
“No, Lucas! Wait—” It was Gaby’s voice, crying out just as Rafe also spoke.
“That’s right—hold it, Lucas!” Rafe said. “Guard him. Just guard him. But don’t let him move.”
Slowly Lucas came out of his crouch. He stepped back so that his forepaws dropped once more from the edge of the platform. But he stayed where he was at the platform’s outer edge, his eyes still fixed on Shaitan. Shaitan’s great hands d...ropped soggily, heavily, on the arms of his throne.
Lucas growled.
“No,” said Shaitan. “No, Lucas. I’m not moving.” He turned his small face to Rafe. “The—Lucas talks?”
“And understands,” said Rafe.
“Understands? Oh, yes.” For a moment the child-eyes were half hidden under their lids, then they opened innocently once more. “But how much?”
“Enough,” said Rafe. “Now I’ll start asking. Where’s Ab Leesing?”
Shaitan’s eyes closed.
“I don’t know,”MoreLess
“No, Lucas! Wait—” It was Gaby’s voice, crying out just as Rafe also spoke.
“That’s right—hold it, Lucas!” Rafe said. “Guard him. Just guard him. But don’t let him move.”
Slowly Lucas came out of his crouch. He stepped back so that his forepaws dropped once more from the edge of the platform. But he stayed where he was at the platform’s outer edge, his eyes still fixed on Shaitan. Shaitan’s great hands d...ropped soggily, heavily, on the arms of his throne.
Lucas growled.
“No,” said Shaitan. “No, Lucas. I’m not moving.” He turned his small face to Rafe. “The—Lucas talks?”
“And understands,” said Rafe.
“Understands? Oh, yes.” For a moment the child-eyes were half hidden under their lids, then they opened innocently once more. “But how much?”
“Enough,” said Rafe. “Now I’ll start asking. Where’s Ab Leesing?”
Shaitan’s eyes closed.
“I don’t know,”MoreLess
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