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2004.

Although there will be some changes on my web site over the next year, I
remain committed to providing free stories for my readers, so stop in
when you can. I will always be writing for you.

Happy Holidays, and may 2004 be the Year of Excellent Things That
Happen for all of us.

Sheila Kelly
December 2003
 4

Back to Back

By S.L. Viehl



I woke up when they threw the body into my crawl.

He was alive, but roughed up тАУ gashed, bleeding green blood, and

his right arm was at a wrong angle to his shoulder тАУ and despite that he

landed on his knees and was back up in two seconds. He went for the

door first and took a heavy jolt that sent him reeling back toward me.

тАЬDonтАЩt do that again,тАЭ I said, and sat up as he whipped around to

face me. тАЬTwo stuns will set off an alarm, and then the guards will come in

and kick your ass until youтАЩre unconscious.тАЭ

He stepped out of the shadows, but they stuck to him. No, he was

naturally dark тАУ blue-skinned, a really pretty shade of sapphire. His eyes

were completely white.

тАЬLocega Jorenhai?тАЭ He had a low, deep voice, and used one of his

six-fingered hands in a fluid motion. He was looking around, and his white

eyeballs moved, implying he wasnтАЩt blind.

тАЬSorry, no.тАЭ I plucked a piece of my bedding from the matted hair

hanging in my eyes and palmed a chunk of stone in my other hand, just to