Now the grass trees began to show ragged4 gaps, open spaces between their clumps5, until the forest was only scattered6 groups and the party the Terrans had joined walked along a trail cloaked in knee-high, yellow-red fern growth. Most of the Salariki carried unlit torches, some having four or five bundled together, as if gorp hunting must be done after nightfall. And it was fairly late in the afternoon before they topped a rise of ground and looked out upon one of Sargol's seas.
The water was a dull-metallic7 gray, broken by great swaths of purple as if an artist had slapped a brush of color across it in a hit or miss fashion. Sand of the red grit8, lightened by the golden flecks9 which glittered in the sun, stretched to the edge of the wavelets breaking with only languor11 on the curve of earth. The bulk of islands arose in serried12 ranks farther out—crowned with grass trees all rippling13 under the sea wind.
They came out upon the beach where one of the purple patches touched the shore and Dane noted14 that it left a scummy deposit there. The Terrans went on to the water's edge. Where it was clear of the purple stuff they could get a murky15 glimpse of the bottom, but the scum hid long stretches of shoreline and outer wave, and Dane wondered if the gorp used it as a protective covering.
For the moment the Salariki made no move toward the sea which was to be their hunting ground. Instead the youngest members of the party, some of whom were adolescents not yet entitled to wear the claw knife of manhood, spread out along the shore and set industriously16 to gathering17 driftwood, which they brought back to heap on the sand. Dane, watching that harvest, caught sight of a smoothly18 polished length. He called Weeks' attention to the water rounded cylinder19.
The oiler's eyes lighted and he stooped to pick it up. Where the other sticks were from grass trees this was something else. And among the bleached20 pile it had the vividness of flame. For it was a strident scarlet21. Weeks turned it over in his hands, running his fingers lovingly across its perfect grain. Even in this crude state it had beauty. He stopped the Salarik who had just brought in another armload of wood.
The native gazed somewhat indifferently at the branch. "Tansil," he answered. "It grows on the islands—" He made a vague gesture to include a good section of the western sea before he hurried away.
Weeks now went along the tide line on his own quest, Dane trailing him. At the end of a quarter hour when a hail summoned them back to the site of the now lighted fire, they had some ten pieces of the tansil wood between them. The finds ranged from a three foot section some four inches in diameter, to some slender twigs24 no larger than a writing steelo—but all with high polish, the warm flame coloring. Weeks lashed25 them together before he joined the group where Groft was outlining the technique of gorp hunting for the benefit of the Terrans.
Some two hundred feet away a reef, often awash and stained with the purple scum, angled out into the sea in a long curve which formed a natural breakwater. This was the point of attack. But first the purple film must be removed so that land and sea dwellers26 could meet on common terms.
The fire blazed up, eating hungrily into the driftwood. And from it ran the young Salariki with lighted brands, which at the water's edge they whirled about their heads and then hurled28 out onto the purple patches. Fire arose from the water and ran with frantic29 speed across the crests30 of the low waves, while the Salariki coughed and buried their noses in their perfume boxes, for the wind drove shoreward an overpowering stench.
Where the cleansing31 fire had run on the water there was now only the natural metallic gray of the liquid, the cover was gone. Older Salariki warriors32 were choosing torches from those they had brought, doing it with care. Groft approached the Terrans carrying four.
"These you use now—"
What for? Dane wondered. The sky was still sunlit. He held the torch watching to see how the Salariki made use of them.
Groft led the advance—running lightly out along the reef with agile33 and graceful34 leaps to cross the breaks where the sea hurled in over the rock. And after him followed the other natives, each with a lighted torch in hand—the torch they hunkered down to plant firmly in some crevice35 of the rock before taking a stand beside that beacon36.
The Terrans, less surefooted in the space boots, picked their way along the same path, wet with spray, wrinkling their noses against the lingering puffs37 of the stench from the water.
Following the example of the Salariki they faced seaward—but Dane did not know what to watch for. Cam had left only the vaguest general descriptions of gorp and beyond the fact that they were reptilian38, intelligent and dangerous, the Terrans had not been briefed.
Once the warriors had taken up their stand along the reef, the younger Salariki went into action once more. Lighting39 more torches at the fire, they ran out along the line of their elders and flung their torches as far as they could hurl27 them into the sea outside the reef.
The gray steel of the water was now yellow with the reflection of the sinking sun. But that ocher and gold became more brilliant yet as the torches of the Salariki set blazing up far floating patches of scum. Dane shielded his eyes against the glare and tried to watch the water, with some idea that this move must be provocation40 and what they hunted would so be driven into view.
He held his sleep rod ready, just as the Salarik on his right had claw knife in one hand and in the other, open and waiting, the net intended to entangle41 and hold fast a victim, binding42 him for the kill.
But it was at the far tip of the barrier—the post of greatest honor which Groft had jealously claimed as his, that the gorp struck first. At a wild shout of defiance43 Dane half turned to see the Salarik noble cast his net at sea level and then stab viciously with a well practiced blow. When he raised his arm for a second thrust, greenish ichor ran from the blade down his wrist.
"Dane!"
Thorson's head jerked around. He saw the vee of ripples44 headed straight for the rocks where he balanced.
But he'd have to wait for a better target than a moving wedge of water. Instinctively45 he half crouched46 in the stance of an embattled spaceman, wishing now that he did have a blaster.
Neither of the Salariki stationed on either side of him made any move and he guessed that was hunt etiquette47. Each man was supposed to face and kill the monster that challenged him—without assistance. And upon his skill during the next few minutes might rest the reputation of all Terrans as far as the natives were concerned.
There was a shadow outline beneath the surface of the metallic water now, but he could not see well because of the distortion of the murky waves. He must wait until he was sure.
Then the thing gave a spurt48 and, only inches beyond the toes of his boots, a nightmare creature sprang halfway49 out of the water, pincher claws as long as his own arms snapping at him. Without being conscious of his act, he pressed the stud of the sleep rod, aiming in the general direction of that horror from the sea.
But to his utter amazement50 the creature did not fall supinely back into watery51 world from which it had emerged. Instead those claws snapped again, this time scrapping52 across the top of Dane's foot, leaving a furrow53 in material the keenest of knives could not have scored.
"Give it to him!" That was Rip shouting encouragement from his own place farther along the reef.
Dane pressed the firing stud again and again. The claws waved as the monstrosity slavered from a gaping54 frog's mouth, a mouth which was fanged55 with a shark's vicious teeth. It was almost wholly out of the water, creeping on a crab's many legs, with a clawed upper limb reaching for him, when suddenly it stopped, its huge head turning from side to side in the sheltering carapace56 of scaled natural armor. It settled back as if crouching57 for a final spring—a spring which would push Dane into the ocean.
But that attack never came. Instead the gorp drew in upon itself until it resembled an unwieldy ball of indestructible armor and there it remained.
The Salariki on either side of Dane let out cries of triumph and edged closer. One of them twirled his net suggestively, seeing that the Terran lacked what was to him an essential piece of hunting equipment. Dane nodded vigorously in agreement and the tough strands58 swung out in a skillful cast which engulfed59 the motionless creature on the reef. But it was so protected by its scales that there was no opening for the claw knife. They had made a capture but they could not make a kill.
However, the Salariki were highly delighted. And several abandoned their posts to help the boys drag the monster ashore60 where it was pinned down to the beach by stakes driven through the edges of the net.
But the hunting party was given little time to gloat over this stroke of fortune. The gorp killed by Groft and the one stunned61 by Dane were only the van of an army and within moments the hunters on the reef were confronted by trouble armed with slashing62 claws and diabolic fighting ability.
The battle was anything but one-sided. Dane whirled, as the air was rent by a shriek63 of agony, just in time to see one of the Salariki, already torn by the claws of a gorp, being drawn64 under the water. It was too late to save the hunter, though Dane, balanced on the very edge of the reef, aimed a beam into the bloody65 waves. If the gorp was affected66 by this attack he could not tell, for both attacker and victim could no longer be seen.
But Ali had better luck in rescuing the Salarik who shared his particular section of reef, and the native, gashed67 and spurting68 blood from a wound in his thigh69, was hauled to safety. While the gorp, coiling too slowly under the Terran ray, was literally70 hewn to pieces by the revengeful knives of the hunter's kin10.
The fight broke into a series of individual duels71 carried on now by the light of the torches as the evening closed in. The last of the purple patches had burned away to nothing. Dane crouched by his standard torch, his eyes fastened on the sea, watching for an ominous72 vee of ripples betraying another gorp on its way to launch against the rock barrier.
There was such wild confusion along that line of water sprayed rocks that he had no idea of how the engagement was going. But so far the gorp showed no signs of having had enough.
Dane was shaken out of his absorption by another scream. One, he was sure, which had not come from any Salariki throat. He got to his feet. Rip was stationed four men beyond him. Yes, the tall Astrogator-apprentice was there, outlined against torch flare73. Ali? No—there was the assistant Engineer. Weeks? But Weeks was picking his way back along the reef toward the shore, haste expressed in every line of his figure. The scream sounded for a second time, freezing the Terrans.
"Come back—!" That was Weeks gesturing violently at the shore and something floundering in the protecting circle of the reef. The younger Salariki who had been feeding the fire were now clustered at the water's edge.
Ali ran and with a leap covered the last few feet, landing reckless knee deep in the waves. Dane saw light strike on his rod as he swung it in a wide arc to center on the struggle churning the water into foam74. A third scream died to a moan and then the Salariki dashed into the sea, their nets spread, drawing back with them through the surf a dark and now quiet mass.
The fact that at least one gorp had managed to get on the inner side of the reef made an impression on the rest of the native hunters. After an uncertain minute or two Groft gave the signal to withdraw—which they did with grisly trophies75. Dane counted seven gorp bodies—which did not include the prisoner ashore. And more might have slid into the sea to die. On the other hand two Salariki were dead—one had been drawn into the sea before Dane's eyes—and at least one was badly wounded. But who had been pulled down in the shallows—some one sent out from the Queen with a message?
Dane raced back along the reef, not waiting to pull up his torch, and before he reached the shore Rip was overtaking him. But the man who lay groaning76 on the sand was not from the Queen. The torn and bloodstained tunic77 covering his lacerated shoulders had the I-S badge. Ali was already at work on his wounds, giving temporary first aid from his belt kit78. To all their questions he was stubbornly silent—either he couldn't or wouldn't answer.
In the end they helped the Salariki rig three stretchers. On one the largest, the captive gorp, still curled in a round carapace protected ball, was bound with the net. The second supported the wounded Salarik clansman and onto the third the Terrans lifted the I-S man.
"We'll deliver him to his own ship," Rip decided79. "He must have tailed us here as a spy—" He asked a passing Salarik as to where they could find the Company spacer.
"They might just think we are responsible," Ali pointed80 out. "But I see your point. If we do pack him back to the Queen and he doesn't make it, they might say that we fired his rockets for him. All right, boys, let's up-ship—he doesn't look too good to me."
With a torch-bearing Salarik boy as a guide, they hurried along a path taking in turns the burden of the stretcher. Luckily the I-S ship was even closer to the sea than the Queen and as they crossed the slagged81 ground, congealed82 by the break fire, they were trotting83.
Though the Company ship was probably one of the smallest Inter-Solar carried on her rosters84, it was a third again as large as the Queen—with part of that third undoubtedly85 dedicated86 to extra cargo87 space. Beside her their own spacer would seem not only smaller, but battered88 and worn. But no Free Trader would have willingly assumed the badges of a Company man, not even for the command of such a ship fresh from the cradles of a builder.
When a man went up from the training Pool for his first assignment, he was sent to the ship where his temperament89, training and abilities best fitted. And those who were designated as Free Traders would never fit into the pattern of Company men. Of late years the breech between those who lived under the strict parental90 control of one of the five great galaxy91 wide organizations and those still too much of an individual to live any life but that of a half-explorer-half-pioneer which was the Free Trader's, had widened alarmingly. Antagonism92 flared93, rivalry94 was strong. But as yet the great Companies themselves were at polite cold war with one another for the big plums of the scattered systems. The Free Traders took the crumbs95 and there was not much disputing—save in cases such as had arisen on Sargol, when suddenly crumbs assumed the guise96 of very rich cake, rich and large enough to attract a giant.
The party from the Queen was given a peremptory97 challenge as they reached the other ship's ramp98. Rip demanded to see the officer of the watch and then told the story of the wounded man as far as they knew it. The Eysie was hurried aboard—nor did his shipmates give a word of thanks.
"That's that." Rip shrugged99. "Let's go before they slam the hatch so hard they'll rock their ship off her fins100!"
"Polite, aren't they?" asked Weeks mildly.
"What do you expect of Eysies?" Ali wanted to know. "To them Free Traders are just rim101 planet trash. Let's report back where we are appreciated."
They took a short cut which brought them back to the Queen and they filed up her ramp to make their report to the Captain.
But they were not yet satisfied with Groft and his gorp slayers. No Salarik appeared for trade in the morning—surprising the Terrans. Instead a second delegation102, this time of older men and a storm priest, visited the spacer with an invitation to attend Paft's funeral feast, a rite103 which would be followed by the formal elevation104 of Groft to his father's position, now that he had revenged that parent. And from remarks dropped by members of the delegation it was plain that the bearing of the Terrans who had joined the hunting party was esteemed105 to have been in highest accord with Salariki tradition.
They drew lots to decide which two must remain with the ship and the rest perfumed themselves so as to give no offense106 which might upset their now cordial relations. Again it was mid-afternoon when the Salariki escort sent to do them honor waited at the edge of the wood and Mura and Tang saw them off. With a herald107 booming before them, they traveled the beaten earth road in the opposite direction from the trading center, off through the forest until they came to a wide section of several miles which had been rigorously cleared of any vegetation which might give cover to a lurking108 enemy. In the center of this was a twelve-foot-high stockade109 of the bright red, burnished110 wood which had attracted Weeks on the shore. Each paling was the trunk of a tree and it had been sharpened at the top to a wicked point. On the field side was a wide ditch, crossed at the gate by a bridge, the planking of which might be removed at will. And as Dane passed over he looked down into the moat that was dry. The Salariki did not depend upon water for a defense—but on something else which his experience of the previous night had taught him to respect. There was no mistaking that shade of purple. The highly inflammable scum the hunters had burnt from the top of the waves had been brought inland and lay a greasy111 blanket some eight feet below. It would only be necessary to toss a torch on that and the defenders112 of the stockade would create a wall of fire to baffle any attackers. The Salariki knew how to make the most of their world's natural resources.
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murky
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cylinder
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defiance
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amazement
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