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Theycarefullyturnedthebodyoftheexecontohisside.Thecreaturedidnotfalloff.ItremainedaffixedtoKane’sfaceassecurelyasithadbeenwhenthelatterhadbeenlyinguntouchedonhisback.
’Nogood.Wishfulthinking.Ididn’tthinkitwouldfalloff.Let’sgethimbacktotheship.’
HeslippedanarmbehindKane’sbackandraisedhimtoasittingposition,thengotoneoftheexec’sarmsacrosshisshoulders.Lambertdidthesameontheotherside.
’Readynow?’Shenodded.’Keepaneyeonthecreature.Ifitlookslikeit’sfixingtofallaway,dropyoursideandgetthehellclear.’Shenoddedagain.’Let’sgo.’
Theystoppedjustinsidetheentrancetothealienship.Bothwerebreathingheavily.’Lethimdown,’Dallastoldher.Lambertdidso,gladly.’Thiswon’twork.Hisfeetwillcatchoneveryrock,everycrevice.Staywithhim.I’mgoingtotrytomakeatravois.’
’Outofwhat?’Dallaswasalreadyheadedbackintotheship,movingtowardthechamberthey’djustleft.
’Thewinchtripod,’sheheardhimsayinherhelmet.’It’sstrongenough.’
WhilewaitingforDallastoreturn,LambertsatasfarawayfromKaneasshecould.Windhowledoutsidethederelict’shull,heraldingtheapproachingnightfall.ShefoundherselfunabletokeephergazefromthetinymonsterattachedtoKane,unabletokeepfromspeculatingonwhathadhappened.
Shewasabletopreventherselffromthinkingaboutwhatitmightbedoingtohim.Shehadto,becausehysterialaydownthatparticularmentalpath.
