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cunning?”
“All right,” Burlic said. “What do you think we should do?”
“We watch. We see where he goes and what he does. And if we see him up to no good, then we will know what to do.”
Burlic grunted. He drew his knife and held it in front of Tellan’s face. “I already know what to do,” he hissed. For a second Tellan wished he had not come. But then Burlic sniffed and put his knife away. “But you are right,” he said. “We watch.”
Tellan relaxed a little. “We should go one at a time,” he said. “You wait here—find a place to rest. I’ll go first.”
“Why should you go first?”
“Because, Burlic, I’m the better stalker. The way you blunder about he’ll spot you too soon.”
Burlic growled.
Tellan grabbed him by the shoulders and said, “Listen, Burlic, I mean you no disrespect, but you know that I am right. When I came here tonight it was dark, and I found you straight away.”
Burlic pushed Tellan’s hands from his shoulders. “You followed the path, that’s all,” he grumbled. He stared at the younger man. Tellan stood his ground. “All right,” Burlic said. “You go ahead. I’d rather wait here. But don’t be too long.”
“Yes,” Tellan said. “I’ll be back soon.” He glanced around, already looking for the best way to take. “I must go quickly,” he said. “It will soon be daybreak.”
“Yes, go now,” Burlic said. “I’ll be waiting near here. I’ll watch for you. If you don’t come soon, I’ll come and find you.”
“Don’t worry, Burlic, I won’t do anything without you. This will be your kill.”
Tellan turned and stepped away. Burlic watched him leave. Yes, he thought, you are far stealthier than I could ever be. With scarcely a sound, Tellan slipped into the shadows. A heartbeat later Burlic lost sight of him altogether. He retreated from the edge of the pit floor. There were a number of loose boulders scattered around. Burlic selected the largest and squatted down behind it, leaning his back against the cold stone. Now there was nothing for him to do but wait and plan for the moment when he would watch the life fade from Waeccan’s eyes.
Chapter 16
2010
“SO WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS?” I asked.
“Ah,” Cally said. “That is the big question. What do you want it to be?” I was still close to her, leaning over the stone. I looked her in the eye. Her pupils were wide, glinting with mischief. In a movie, I would’ve kissed her. But I wasn’t in a movie, and I wasn’t sure if she was teasing me or flirting with me.
Instead, I said, “I…er, I don’t know.” I think I blushed.
She looked away, smiled to herself. I took the opportunity to step back and brush some of the dirt and bits of dead leaves from my shirt.
“Sorry,” she said. “I was just…you know. I didn’t mean to…”
I frowned as if I didn’t know what she was talking about. “Mm? It’s all right, I just, erm, anyway,” I said, changing the subject. “You must have some ideas, some theories.”
Cally nodded. “Oh yeah, there’s theories all right—lots of them: shrine, altar, monument, navigation waypoint, celestial calendar. Take your pick.”
“Or it could be,” I said as though I’d just had an inspirational idea, “an amazingly expensive bench.”
She laughed. “You’re funny,” she said.
“No, I’m serious,” I said, hamming it up for all I was worth. “They’d pay a fortune for a set of these in the new mall.”
“Yeah,” she said, joining in. “Stylish, elegant and, above all, vandal-proof.”
We shared a smile. I’ll be OK , I thought, as long as I don’t push my luck .
“Seriously though, we don’t know what it is,” she said. We don’t know how it got up here, where it came from. We don’t even know how old it is.”
“Can’t you use carbon dating?” I asked.
“Not carbon dating—that’s really for organic materials. But there’s lots you can do in the lab. The prof wants to analyse it in a mass
“All right,” Burlic said. “What do you think we should do?”
“We watch. We see where he goes and what he does. And if we see him up to no good, then we will know what to do.”
Burlic grunted. He drew his knife and held it in front of Tellan’s face. “I already know what to do,” he hissed. For a second Tellan wished he had not come. But then Burlic sniffed and put his knife away. “But you are right,” he said. “We watch.”
Tellan relaxed a little. “We should go one at a time,” he said. “You wait here—find a place to rest. I’ll go first.”
“Why should you go first?”
“Because, Burlic, I’m the better stalker. The way you blunder about he’ll spot you too soon.”
Burlic growled.
Tellan grabbed him by the shoulders and said, “Listen, Burlic, I mean you no disrespect, but you know that I am right. When I came here tonight it was dark, and I found you straight away.”
Burlic pushed Tellan’s hands from his shoulders. “You followed the path, that’s all,” he grumbled. He stared at the younger man. Tellan stood his ground. “All right,” Burlic said. “You go ahead. I’d rather wait here. But don’t be too long.”
“Yes,” Tellan said. “I’ll be back soon.” He glanced around, already looking for the best way to take. “I must go quickly,” he said. “It will soon be daybreak.”
“Yes, go now,” Burlic said. “I’ll be waiting near here. I’ll watch for you. If you don’t come soon, I’ll come and find you.”
“Don’t worry, Burlic, I won’t do anything without you. This will be your kill.”
Tellan turned and stepped away. Burlic watched him leave. Yes, he thought, you are far stealthier than I could ever be. With scarcely a sound, Tellan slipped into the shadows. A heartbeat later Burlic lost sight of him altogether. He retreated from the edge of the pit floor. There were a number of loose boulders scattered around. Burlic selected the largest and squatted down behind it, leaning his back against the cold stone. Now there was nothing for him to do but wait and plan for the moment when he would watch the life fade from Waeccan’s eyes.
Chapter 16
2010
“SO WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS?” I asked.
“Ah,” Cally said. “That is the big question. What do you want it to be?” I was still close to her, leaning over the stone. I looked her in the eye. Her pupils were wide, glinting with mischief. In a movie, I would’ve kissed her. But I wasn’t in a movie, and I wasn’t sure if she was teasing me or flirting with me.
Instead, I said, “I…er, I don’t know.” I think I blushed.
She looked away, smiled to herself. I took the opportunity to step back and brush some of the dirt and bits of dead leaves from my shirt.
“Sorry,” she said. “I was just…you know. I didn’t mean to…”
I frowned as if I didn’t know what she was talking about. “Mm? It’s all right, I just, erm, anyway,” I said, changing the subject. “You must have some ideas, some theories.”
Cally nodded. “Oh yeah, there’s theories all right—lots of them: shrine, altar, monument, navigation waypoint, celestial calendar. Take your pick.”
“Or it could be,” I said as though I’d just had an inspirational idea, “an amazingly expensive bench.”
She laughed. “You’re funny,” she said.
“No, I’m serious,” I said, hamming it up for all I was worth. “They’d pay a fortune for a set of these in the new mall.”
“Yeah,” she said, joining in. “Stylish, elegant and, above all, vandal-proof.”
We shared a smile. I’ll be OK , I thought, as long as I don’t push my luck .
“Seriously though, we don’t know what it is,” she said. We don’t know how it got up here, where it came from. We don’t even know how old it is.”
“Can’t you use carbon dating?” I asked.
“Not carbon dating—that’s really for organic materials. But there’s lots you can do in the lab. The prof wants to analyse it in a mass
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