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Arkonide language.

The lean figure started to move. When Tiff saw that the Hono wanted to walk toward him, he called:
"Stay where you are and tell me what you want!"

The Hono complied obediently and answered: "IтАЩd like to show you something." His voice sounded
ridiculously high and thin in the oxygen-poor atmosphere.

"Like what?" Tiff demanded. "Do you have some more nonues for us to pat so we can get poisoned
too?"

"You shouldnтАЩt talk so nasty about our nonues," the Hono quickly replied. "TheyтАЩre very friendly and we
canтАЩt live without them. No, thereтАЩs something else I want to show youтАФa track of the Gods."

Tiff laughed. "Since when do your Gods leave tracks?"

To be truthful Tiff was not in a very scornful mood. Perry Rhodan was convinced that the mysterious
Gods of the Honos were somehow connected with his invisible enemies. The offer would have sounded
very tempting to Tiff if he hadnтАЩt learned already that a real Hono would never think of betraying his
Gods even if they were so careless as to leave a trail behind.

The man was obviously putting on an act and he did it with so much insistence as to be incompatible with
the nature of a Hono. Tiff was convinced that the unknown foe was setting a trap for him and he tried to
gain time. "Why do you want to put us on the trail of the Gods?" he queried.

The Hono raised both arms in an explanatory gesture. This was unusual too because gestures meant
physical efforts, which the Honos strictly avoided.

"I belong to a clan that is considered less pure by the others," he explained. "WeтАЩre virtual outcasts and
shun all relations with the Approved ones. When we learned what happened to you we wanted to help
you."

"And what guarantee do I have that you arenтАЩt leading us into a trap?"

The Hono took his time before answering. "Why would I do that?" he finally asked. "YouтАЩre so much
stronger than we are and you can kill me any time you become suspicious. IтАЩd be very foolish to expose
myself to such a danger."

Tiff had made his decision. "How do you want to lead us?" he asked. "Do you want to walk ahead of
our vehicles?"

"Yes, unless you let me ride with you."

Tiff shook his head. "We canтАЩt do that. YouтАЩve been in contact with the nonues and youтАЩd contaminate
our men."

"Yes, I know."

"Then youтАЩre willing to show us the way on foot?"