Powers That Be (2002)
“She was not exactly sure how far they had come from the hot springs when Sean pressed her hand in farewell and disappeared into the trees. Considering their conversation and his sudden insistence that they leave the cave, she was hardly surprised.
The sky resembled a healing bruise, staining the morning with yellow-brown haze and, even out here in the woods, smelling like a spaceport, which was unusual. Mostly the smells about Kilcoole were delicate and crisp, refined by the cold to mere essences, but now the stench of hot ship-shielding filled the air and cast a pall over the woods. How many troops had landed since she left SpaceBase?
As she walked out of the woods and into the long clearing preceding the village, one of Clodagh’s cats—the one who lived in her own cabin? she could never be sure—trotted up to her, and a short time later Clodagh appeared.
Her beautiful smile livened her face as she embraced Yana and kissed her cheek. “Welcome, neighbor. I knew there would be no problem... for you.”MoreLess
The sky resembled a healing bruise, staining the morning with yellow-brown haze and, even out here in the woods, smelling like a spaceport, which was unusual. Mostly the smells about Kilcoole were delicate and crisp, refined by the cold to mere essences, but now the stench of hot ship-shielding filled the air and cast a pall over the woods. How many troops had landed since she left SpaceBase?
As she walked out of the woods and into the long clearing preceding the village, one of Clodagh’s cats—the one who lived in her own cabin? she could never be sure—trotted up to her, and a short time later Clodagh appeared.
Her beautiful smile livened her face as she embraced Yana and kissed her cheek. “Welcome, neighbor. I knew there would be no problem... for you.”MoreLess
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