Chapter Thirty
On the Way to Frith
Huldar flexed his shoulders and tramped his feet up and down to get a feel for the gravity of the planet Lisbo.
A fresco depicting groves of bright yellow flowers spanned the rounded back wall of the Lisbo Bays, but when Huldar looked more closely, he couldn’t help but smile. Wart-covered creatures with bristling antennae lurked beneath the blooms, caterpillars munched on stalks and petals, and many of the flowers were past their prime. Supporting the building, one stone pillar was carved to resemble a tree. Flying creatures with long tails and outstretched wings perched among its boughs. Another sported a spiraling relief of the terrifying ‘flying teeth’ of Bersk.
“Been here before?” Inshogi asked.
“Only once,” Huldar replied, “and that was a long t
