“His face was a mess, the usually immaculate scales crusty with drying mucus, normally bright eyes dulled and dark from uncontrolled glandular seepage. Chorazzkwep was doing his best trying to treat the moaning, badly wounded Jusquetechii, applying disinfectants, antibiotics, and sterile spray-on. Serious medical treatment would have to wait until they returned to the shuttle. Wiping at his eyes, the field officer saw that the quick-thinking Chorazzkwep had at least succeeded in stopping the ble...eding. Nesorey would put him in for an appropriate commendation—provided any of them lived that long. Gazing intently into the green depths below the branch, Lord Caavax was using a moistened disinfecting towel to clean his face and muzzle. He stood too close to the edge for Nesorey’s comfort, but it was not the field officer’s place to criticize the noble’s decision. Suggesting that he step back from the abyss would be equivalent to impugning the aristocrat’s courage. Whatever else his faults might be, Nesorey mused, Lord Caavax was not lacking in bravery.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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