Jem
Jem
“The flock was spread out over a kilometer of sky, and grumbling in dissonant chords.
"Have patience," Charlie scolded them. "We must stay, must stay." And they echoed, "We must stay," but it was poorly sung.
No matter. Charlie had promised his two-legged friend that they would stay on station, waiting to observe certain strange and incomprehensible events, and the flock would do as he vowed.
Still, it was uncomfortable to him, like an itch or a sunburn to a human being, to have the ...swarm in such disarray. The place he had promised to watch was upwind of the camp of the Big Sun. It did not do to come too close to that. Many of his flock, and even more of other flocks, had been punctured or burned by the far-striking missiles of that camp, and so he had to try to keep the flock from drifting toward it, seeking every counterflowing gust, and still avoid the squalls as much as possible. Dalehouse had told him that it would be difficult.MoreLess
"Have patience," Charlie scolded them. "We must stay, must stay." And they echoed, "We must stay," but it was poorly sung.
No matter. Charlie had promised his two-legged friend that they would stay on station, waiting to observe certain strange and incomprehensible events, and the flock would do as he vowed.
Still, it was uncomfortable to him, like an itch or a sunburn to a human being, to have the ...swarm in such disarray. The place he had promised to watch was upwind of the camp of the Big Sun. It did not do to come too close to that. Many of his flock, and even more of other flocks, had been punctured or burned by the far-striking missiles of that camp, and so he had to try to keep the flock from drifting toward it, seeking every counterflowing gust, and still avoid the squalls as much as possible. Dalehouse had told him that it would be difficult.MoreLess
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