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of the earlier Cycles. The result was a resilient, nearly indestructible translator who
needed only a few phrases to learn any new language.

In response to the languages pouring out of the snake, people hurried out of the control
room. When the illusionists turned to go, Kirtn stopped them. тАЬNot you two.тАЭ

He waited until only four plus Fssireeme were left in the room. He stretched with
obvious pleasure, flexing his powerful body. TheDevalon had been designed originally
for twelve crew members and hurriedly rigged for the two who had survived DevaтАЩs solar
flare. Even after dropping off people on five planets, the remainder of the refugees from
LooтАЩs slave pens seriously overloaded the shipтАЩs facilities. As a result, Kirtn spent most
of his time trying not to crush smaller beings.

тАЬNow,тАЭ he said, focusing on iтАЩsNara and fтАЩlTiri, тАЬwhatтАЩs the problem?тАЭ

The illusionists looked at each other, then at him, then at Rheba. тАЬWeтАЩre not sure we
should go home,тАЭ said iтАЩsNara simply.

тАЬWhy?тАЭ asked Rheba, slipping Fssa back into her hair.

The illusionists looked at each other again. тАЬWe are appearing naked before you,тАЭ said
fтАЩlTiri, his voice strained.

Rheba blinked and began to object that they were fully dressed as far as she could tell,
then realized that they meant naked of illusions, not clothes. тАЬThatтАЩs rare in your culture,
isnтАЩt it?тАЭ

тАЬYes,тАЭ they said together. тАЬOnly with children, very close friends and sometimes with
lovers. A sign of deep trust.тАЭ

тАЬI see.тАЭ Rheba hesitated, knowing the illusionists were proud as only ex-slaves could be.
тАЬYou didnтАЩt leave your planet voluntarily ... ?тАЭ

тАЬNo.тАЭ

Rheba and Kirtn exchanged a long look. She slid her fingers between his. They did not
have the intraspecies telepathy of the J/taals or the interspecies telepathy of master mind
dancers, yet they sometimes could catch each otherтАЩs thoughts when they were In
physical contact. Once, on Daemon, telepathy had come without contact; but Kirtn had
been dying then, too high a price to pay for soundless speech. Now there was no urgency,
just a long sigh and the wordtrouble shared between them.

тАЬTell us.тАЭ RhebaтАЩs tone was more commanding than inviting, but her smile was
sympathetic.

тАЬItтАЩs a long story.тАЭ began fтАЩlTiri, тАЬand rather complex.тАЭ

Kirtn laughed shortly. тАЬIтАЩd expect nothing else from a culture based on pure illusions.тАЭ

тАЬDonтАЩt leave anything out,тАЭ added Rheba. тАЬIf weтАЩd known more about Daemen, we