Grazhash wasted no time. She raced south, gliding through dense pine forests and scuttling through densh bushes.
As a male pup, drifting in the rich upper atmosphere of his homeworld - an atmosphere filled with complex organic molecules - his teachers had taught him about reproduction.
"After your initial juvenile phase, your next stage in life shall be that of a Worker. You will, based on your capabilities, be employed in specific tasks. Some of you will become scientists, others - artists and poets. Still others will become healers and artisans." She hesitated. "A select few will be in service to the Breeders, guarding us, caring for us and donating sperm packets to fertilise our eggs. In this way we ensure the survival of our kind, the survival of the next generation. and upon reachin
