The Tower And the Hive (2010)
The Tower And the Hive
“Thian had control of those investigating the planet while Clancy and Semirame Kloo had sent theirs to the sphere set in a geosynchronous orbit above what appeared to be the same sort of flat field used for Hiver scout ships on the Xh-33 Hiver world.
“That ship is ancient,” Clancy reported to Admiral Ashiant, who was seated behind the Talents’ couches.
“It is?”
“The hull’s pitted,” Rame Kloo added. “And that odd covering they use on their spheres has all worn away. Never seen that before. We sho...uld ask the ’Dinis about such erosion.”
“I’ll send a message to Captain Spktm on the KSTS,” Clancy said, and gestured for Rame to continue searching without him for a moment.
“Can you get inside the sphere, Commander?” the Admiral asked Kloo, leaning forward, elbows on his knees, as he peered at the screen which did indeed show the deterioration of the surface of the Hiver vessel.
“Indeed we can, sir,” Rame said. “They left a door open for us,” she added in a droll voice.MoreLess
“That ship is ancient,” Clancy reported to Admiral Ashiant, who was seated behind the Talents’ couches.
“It is?”
“The hull’s pitted,” Rame Kloo added. “And that odd covering they use on their spheres has all worn away. Never seen that before. We sho...uld ask the ’Dinis about such erosion.”
“I’ll send a message to Captain Spktm on the KSTS,” Clancy said, and gestured for Rame to continue searching without him for a moment.
“Can you get inside the sphere, Commander?” the Admiral asked Kloo, leaning forward, elbows on his knees, as he peered at the screen which did indeed show the deterioration of the surface of the Hiver vessel.
“Indeed we can, sir,” Rame said. “They left a door open for us,” she added in a droll voice.MoreLess
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