changed into something so strange that half the time he was sure he was going to
go mad. He could not really hear the planet, could he? No, that must be
impossible, or the result of an overactive imagination. Human beings could not
listen to the movements of the earth, could not hear the roll of the distant Sea
of Dalereuth against the shore. Maybe, if he got the chance, he would ask Lew
about it. Probably not. His grandfather was pretty busy, and there was no way to
discuss this without revealing his fears about his own sanity.
The rattle of wheels brought him out of his reverie sharply, and Nico looked
down the narrow street that ran past this entrance to the Barracks. He knew all
t
he delivery schedules by heart, and none were expected. He stiffened into
alertness and peered
