Chapter 12: House of DonLorenz woke as the twin moons were swinging low to meet the graying of dawn. It was the morning after rescuing Troyner and for a moment the huge, round bed confused him. Nothing on Earth that he'd ever slept on matched this in size, and years of enduring the narrow confines of a spaceship bed left him unprepared for Thalian comfort. He was in Don's Guardian's House. Yesterday's events filtered through his mind and scattered the confusion. Cattle; they were out there waiting to be found. The boys could wait until later. He rose in one smooth motion, grabbed his clothes, and started to dress. Then he remembered the Thalians had a penchant for bathing and anyone that didn't would be shunned. He headed for the shower. Within fifteen minutes he was downstairs and banging
