Saga of Menyoral: The Service by M.A. Ray Read Free Book Online Page B
Authors: M.A. Ray
black; he even saw a few whose skin and eyes reminded him of almonds. There were some who weren’t human: tiny Trallins from Oasis with white or buttery fur and gigantic, pointed ears set on the tops of their heads; and Ish, with crested heads and short, bowing legs, spidery fingers and long, decorated tails. For a long time, he sat watching. Everyone amazed him, all except for the lone tulon with the sheet of silver-blond hair, and the sight of him made Dingus’s stomach clutch.
The tulon stopped, arms akimbo, and swept bright eyes around. Dingus shut his eyes and sat still as he would have in a blind, praying he wouldn’t come over. Don’t see me, he thought. Don’t be looking for me.
He heard soft footfalls, muffled by needles, and forced himself to open his eyes. Vandis wouldn’t want to see him act like a scared little kid. Gripping the bark of the tree until his knuckles whitened, he met the big, sparkling eyes.
“Hello, little brother,” the tulon said, in Trader’s—patronizingly, or so it sounded.
“” Dingus returned, in his most scrupulous, perfect hituleti . “”
The tulon cocked his head to one side. All the silvery hair slid along with the motion. “”
“”
“” he said, and sat down right next to Dingus, too close, but Dingus resisted his urge to slide away. “”
“” His hands worked over the bark. Panic lay sour on his tongue, but he wouldn’t give in. He wouldn’t.
“” Dingus nodded, and Adeon wrinkled his nose. “”
“”
Adeon c ocked his head again and smiled; it was dazzling on his hitul -pretty face. He swept a hand covered with delicate rings through his long hair. Even the way he propped his ankle on one knee was graceful. Right now Dingus felt as oversized, as gawky, as ridiculous as he’d ever felt back home, and he hated it more.
“” Adeon said, “”
Stiffly, Dingus said, “”
“”
“”
“”
“”
“” He laughed at his own awful joke, and Dingus kind of laughed, too. “” Adeon said all this very fast. He propped an elbow on his knee and his chin on his hand, gazing at Dingus with intent excitement.
“” Dingus said after a moment, bl inking through his amazement. You’re not gonna pick on me? he thought, but then shook his head to clear it. “”
“”
“”
Adeon wrinkled his nose again. “
The tulon stopped, arms akimbo, and swept bright eyes around. Dingus shut his eyes and sat still as he would have in a blind, praying he wouldn’t come over. Don’t see me, he thought. Don’t be looking for me.
He heard soft footfalls, muffled by needles, and forced himself to open his eyes. Vandis wouldn’t want to see him act like a scared little kid. Gripping the bark of the tree until his knuckles whitened, he met the big, sparkling eyes.
“Hello, little brother,” the tulon said, in Trader’s—patronizingly, or so it sounded.
“
The tulon cocked his head to one side. All the silvery hair slid along with the motion. “
“
“
“
“” Dingus nodded, and Adeon wrinkled his nose. “
“
Adeon c ocked his head again and smiled; it was dazzling on his hitul -pretty face. He swept a hand covered with delicate rings through his long hair. Even the way he propped his ankle on one knee was graceful. Right now Dingus felt as oversized, as gawky, as ridiculous as he’d ever felt back home, and he hated it more.
“
Stiffly, Dingus said, “
“
“”
“
“
“
“
“
“
Adeon wrinkled his nose again. “
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