"Kerrion Empire - 03 - Earth Dreams" - читать интересную книгу автора (Morris Janet E)

that I was that pathetic creature whose cries disturbed his
dinner. But I thought him a great hero, for some time,
and followed his exploits when I was a girl."

15

EARTH DREAMS

A silence followed, observed even by the birds.

To crack it, Chaeron promised that he would extend
every courtesy to the militiaman Jesse Thorne, without
letting on that he knew anything about his villainy, but
pointing out that if the man hated enchanters on princi-
ple, then relations between the house of Kerrion and the
young Orrefors scion, who did not esteem his kinship to
those who honored the trident were off to an awkward
start. "Just do not take up with him. I am held in low
regard here already."

"Chaeron!"

"Ah, I forgot. You are a pilot, and my pilot is forever
reminding me that pilots can love no human partner, but
only their cruisers. So, I suppose, since Penrose (You do
remember my pilot?) says you have no choice but to be
chaste, and since you are chaste with me, then you wilt
have the good taste to remain so with others."

Shebat got her knees under her. "Do we have to dis-
cuss this? Last night I was far from chaste with you!"

Chaeron bit a ragged nail, looking up at her slyly.
"And now you are vile and argumentative, morose and
penitent. Some great individuals have suffered melan-
cholic aftereffects of love, but you must recognize this for
what it isЧ"

Shebat leaned forward, palms in the dirt, her face close
to his- "I have not come to you from a multitude of part-
ners. I have made no demands on you. I have not pur-
sued matters in Kerrion space with you, many of which
are hanging fire and need to be aired between us. Yet,
we have a few minutes of privacy, and you choose to
expound on the problems of my sex life? Chaeron, I am
inestimably disappointed in you!"

Before she had stomped farther away than the inflata-
bles, Chaeron Kerrion's eyelids had flickered closed, and
reopened, and high above his head in the sponge-cruiser