"Well, Slight People, what do you want of us?" I asked finally.
There was a sense of collective looking at one another and shrugging of shoulders. "We don't need anything, but we would like to look around if that's ok with you."
"That's alright, but please be careful of our vessel."
"Oh, we will." They scattered delightedly.
We could feel faint excited remarks and exclamations between individuals as they dispersed through the air and swept along Merkury's surfaces.
Meanwhile, Ronnie seemed overwhelmed by our visitors. His body sagged in my arms. I shifted him to Vuud and examined him carefully. The asphixfilm was shining dully and seemed to gave repaired itself in several places we thought we'd won back. It was very disturbing.
The Slight Peoples' mother ship hung alongside us uncha
