Sigin landed as quickly as having babies on board would permit. Astra ran
to Fred. To
her relief, she found that he had a strong and steady pulse and that his
injuries seemed
superficial. Then she heard a cough from Synizn, and turned to look at
him. He had come round,
and was attempting to sit up. "Take it easy," she cautioned, going over to
him. "Astra
and Sigin!" he managed. "How'd you get here so quick? We got jumped by
Moreau when we
were transported here an hour or so ago." Astra realised that an hour here
must correspond
to maybe a week outside. Synizn went on: "We weren't
expecting her. But she wasn't expecting the Crystallic that she had
called up to be
accompanied by someone who knew how to use it, I fancy. So though she got
a few shots
in - and one bolt that looked to be direct to Fred's head, which worried
me - I was able to
fry her with our toy just before I lost consciousness myself." And he
indicated where the
Crystallic lay a few feet away from him. "That thing fries even better
than dragonfire,"
he finished.
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