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happens that I donтАЩt get along very well with them, I might need the
canoe to take me back to where I belong.тАЩ
The man with the big hands laughed. тАШThereтАЩs been a few times when
maybe I could have used a skiff of my own for the same reason. IтАЩve been
at sea for most of my life now, and every so often IтАЩve had trouble my
very ownself getting along with my shipmates. YouтАЩre Longbow, arenтАЩt
you?тАЩ
тАШThatтАЩs what they call me.тАЩ
тАШThey call me Ham-Hand,тАЩ the man at the rail said. тАШItтАЩs not much of a
name, but I guess IтАЩm stuck with it now. Come on board, Longbow. The
CapтАЩn wants to see you. IтАЩll take care of your canoe for you.тАЩ
тАШI should tell Zelana of the West that IтАЩm here,тАЩ Longbow said.
тАШSheтАЩs with the CapтАЩn in the cabin back at the stern,тАЩ Ham-Hand
advised. тАШShe took his cabin away from him back at the place called
Lattash. He wasnтАЩt none too happy about that, but sheтАЩs the one whoтАЩs
paying us, so he didnтАЩt argue with her. He still uses the cabin for business
during the daytime, but he bunks with me and Ox after the sun goes
down.тАЩ
Longbow handed the braided thong attached to the front of his canoe to
Ham-Hand and climbed smoothly aboard the Maag ship. тАШJust exactly
whereтАЩs the stern?тАЩ he asked.
тАШThe back end of the ship,тАЩ Ham-Hand explained.
тАШWhoтАЩs this one you call тАЬCapтАЩnтАЭ?тАЩ Longbow asked. тАШIтАЩm not familiar
with that word.тАЩ
тАШYou talked with him the last time we passed through here,тАЩ Ham-
Hand replied. тАШHis nameтАЩs Sorgan Hook-Beak, and he owns the Seagull
here.тАЩ
тАШThat clears things up a bit. We Dhralls would probably call him тАЬthe
ChiefтАЭ. It means about the same thing, I guess. IтАЩll talk with him and let
Zelana know that IтАЩm here.тАЩ
тАШIтАЩm not sure you should take that there bow with you,тАЩ Ham-Hand
said dubiously. тАШIt might make the CapтАЩn a little nervous.тАЩ
 тАШIt goes any place where I go,тАЩ Longbow said curtly. тАШIf that bothers
the people here on the Seagull, IтАЩll go back to the forest where I belong.тАЩ
тАШDonтАЩt get excited,тАЩ Ham-Hand told him. тАШWeтАЩre all on the same side
here.тАЩ
Longbow grunted and walked toward the back of the ship.
There was a burly Dhrall with a flaming red beard leaning against the
low structure at the rear of the boat. тАШI am Red-Beard of the tribe of
White-Braid,тАЩ he introduced himself rather formally.
тАШAnd I am Longbow of the tribe of Old-Bear. I was told that Sorgan
Hook-Beak wished to speak with me and that Zelana of the West is with
him.тАЩ
тАШThey are in there, Longbow of Old-BearтАЩs tribe,тАЩ Red-Beard said,
pointing at a rectangular opening in the front of the low-roofed structure.
тАШWe will speak again, Red-Beard of White-BraidтАЩs tribe,тАЩ Longbow
said. The formalities might fade as he and Red-Beard became better
acquainted, but for right now formality was probably the more proper
way to go.
The child Eleria leaned through the opening Red-Beard had indicated.