The howitzers continued to boom, but mortarbombs should still be dropping among them, reaping gunners. The unifying element in human life on Tyss,it said, was a philosophy, T'sel, the literal meaning of which was life onTyss. Apparentlyat least one of the Klestronu gunships was still alive, possibly two. But can we afford to riskso much for them? He watched Romlar ski away, perhaps finding someslight assurance in the boy-colonel's broad white back and his easy skillon skis.
Also, there'll probably be a freight train parked at the depot, a long one. He counted seventeen T'swa distributed in six canoes. One thing he would not do was endanger the mission Kelromak had givenhim-to deliver the letter to Romlar. We agreed to hold back what wefound out until we learned more.
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