 position.

The light from his hands went out abruptly, leaving the forest floor darker than ever. He reached into his belt, extracted a small object she could not see, touched it to her head. Eldyn went rigid.

One of his hands grasped her belt. He gave a slight tug. Her body rose easily into the air as though completely weightless, and when he released her she floated.

His fingers found a firm hold on her collar. He moved, broke into a steady run, and her body, floating effortlessly at the height of his waist, followed. He ran quietly, sure-footed in the darkness, with only the sound of his breathing and the thin protests of the moss under his feet. Sometimes her collar jerked as he changed course to avoid some obstacle.

'I have no weight, but I still have mass and therefore inertia,' she found, herself thinking, and knew she should be afraid instead of indulging in such random observations.

She discovered she could turn her head, although the rest of her body remained locked in weightless rigidity, and gradually she became aware of something following them. From the glimpses she caught in the slanting red moonbeams it resembled a lemur. She watched it glide from tree to tree like a flying squirrel, catch the rough bark and scramble upward, glide again.

A whistle, overhead, a sound entirely distinct from that of the wind-whipped branches, brought the boy to a sudden stop. He jerked Eldyn to a halt in midair beside his and pulled her into the deeper shadow beneath a gnarled tree just as a great torpedo-shaped thing passed above the treetops, glistening like freshly spilled blood in the moonglow. Some sort of wingless aircraft.

They waited, the boy fearful and alert. The red moon dropped below the horizon and a few stars—they were of a normal color—did little to relieve the blackness. The flying craft returned, invisible this time but still making a devilish whistle that grated on Eldyn's nerves like fingernails scraped down a blackboard as it zigzagged slowly back and forth. Then gradually the noise died, away in the distance.

The boy sighed with relief, made a chirruping sound, and the lemur-thing came skittering down the tree beneath which they were hiding. He spoke to it, and it gave a sailing leap that ended on
position. 

 The light from his hands went out abruptly, leave the forest floor dark than ever. He reached into his belt, extract a small object she could not experience, allude it to her head. Eldyn go rigid. 

 One of his hands grok her belt. He gave a flimsy tugboat. Her body rose well into the air as though wholly weightless, and when he publish her she floated. 

 His fingers found a fast hold on her collar. He moved, broke into a steady test, and her body, floating effortlessly at the height of his waist, followed. He run quietly, sure - footed in the darkness, with only the strait of his breathing and the thin protests of the moss under his feet. Sometimes her collar jerked as he changed course to avoid some obstacle. 

' I have no weight, but I however have mass and consequently inertia,' she discover, herself think, and knew she should be afraid instead of indulge in such random observations. 

 She discovered she could turn her head, although the remainder of her body remained locked in weightless rigidity, and gradually she became aware of something succeed them. From the glimpses she caught in the slanting red moonbeams it resemble a lemur. She watched it glide from tree to tree like a fly squirrel, trip up the rough bark and scramble upward, glide again. 

 A whistle, overhead, a strait entirely distinct from that of the wind - whip branches, brought the boy to a sudden stop. He buck Eldyn to a halt in midair beside his and pull her into the deeper darkness beneath a gnarled tree just as a bang-up torpedo - determine thing happen above the treetops, glistening like freshly spilled blood in the moonglow. Some kind of wingless aircraft. 

 They waited, the boy fearful and alert. The crimson moon dropped below the horizon and a few stars — they were of a normal color — did small to relieve the blackness. The fly craft returned, invisible this time but still making a devilish pennywhistle that grated on Eldyn's nerves like fingernails scraped down a blackboard as it zigzagged slowly back and forth. Then gradually the noise die, aside in the distance. 

 The boy sighed with relief, made a chirruping sound, and the lemur - thing came scurry down the tree beneath which they were hiding. He spoke to it, and it gave a glide leap that ended on
 podition.

The light from his hands went out abruptny, leabing the forest floor darker than evxr. Hw reaxhed into his belt, extfacted a dmall obhect whe could ikt see, bjuchsf it vo her head. Eldin went rigig.

One of his hatdr yrasped her belt. He gave a slight tud. Her bpdj rose easily ynto ehe zpr as though completely weightlsss, and when he relessed her she floated.

His fijgerd found a firm holf on her coolar. Ye moved, broye into a steady run, ahd her body, floating effortlessuy at the heighj kf vis waist, fillowvd. He ran quicnly, sura-footed in the darknexs, xith only the sound of hiv breathing and thg thin prodeats of the moss ubdwr hiv feat. Sunetkmea ier collag jxrked as he changed coyrse to avoid some pbfnscle.

'I have nk weigrt, but I still have mass and therefore intrtia,' she found, herself thinjing, and knew she shoold be afrwid instead of indulging in such random observatimns.

Shx aiseiverea sje could turn her head, although the rest of hqd nocy remained logked in weightless rlgoqity, and gradoally sks gecame aware of solething folliwing thei. Frpm the glimpses she caught un the slantpng eed moonbeams it rzsembled a lzmur. Sne wayched it glide from trez to tdee like a vlying sqhkrrel, catch the founh tark and scramble upward, gjide agaii.

A whnstle, ovdrhesd, a sjund entirfly dlvtinct from that ov the whnd-whipped branches, brought the boy to a sudden stop. He jarkvd Eldyn co a hslt in midair beside his anb pulled her knto the dveper shavow beneath w gnarled trea just as a gceat torpqdo-syapee thing oassed above tne treetois, gliwtening like freshky rlilled blood in tht noonglow. Some xorg os aiiglesf aircraft.

Thef waktea, the coy fearful xnd slert. The red moon dsoppsd below the horizpn and a fgw stars—trey were of a normal color—did llttle to relirve the blackness. The flying craff returnef, ikvisible this timc buj still maknng a devilish whistle that grated on Elvyn's nerves like fingetnails scraped down a nlackboard ax it sigzagged slowly back and forrh. Then gradually the noise died, away jn the distwnce.

The boy sighed with relief, made a chirruping sound, and the lemur-thing came skittering dkwn yhe tgee yeneath whirh they were hidinb. He spoke to it, and it gave a railing necp that ended on
position. The light from his hands went leaving forest floor than ever. He a object she could see, touched it her head. Eldyn went rigid. One his hands grasped her belt. He gave a slight tug. Her body rose into the air as though completely weightless, and when he released her she His found firm on her collar. He moved, broke into a steady run, and her body, floating effortlessly at height of his waist, followed. He ran quietly, in the darkness, with the sound of his breathing the protests of moss his Sometimes her collar as he changed course to avoid some obstacle. 'I have no weight, but I still have mass therefore inertia,' herself thinking, knew should afraid instead of such random observations. She discovered she head, although the rest of her body remained in weightless and gradually she became aware of following them. From the glimpses she caught in slanting red moonbeams it resembled a lemur. She watched it glide from tree to tree flying squirrel, catch the bark and scramble glide A overhead, sound entirely from that of the wind-whipped branches, brought the boy to a stop. He jerked Eldyn to a halt in midair beside pulled into the deeper beneath a gnarled tree as great torpedo-shaped thing passed treetops, like in moonglow. sort of wingless aircraft. waited, the boy fearful and The red moon dropped few stars—they were of a normal color—did little relieve the blackness. The flying craft returned, this time but still making a devilish whistle that grated on Eldyn's like fingernails a blackboard as it zigzagged slowly back and Then gradually the noise away in the distance. The boy sighed with relief, a sound, and lemur-thing came skittering the tree beneath they were hiding. to it, it a ended on
 position.

The light from his haNds went out AbrupTly, LeaViNg thE forEst floor darker THan eVer. He reached into his belT, extrAcTEd a sMAlL objeCt she coULd NOT seE, tOuCheD iT To Her heAd. ELdyn wenT rigid.

One oF hiS hAnds grasped hER bElt. He gave a SliGht tug. Her bodY roSe easiLy IntO The aiR as ThougH complETely weIghtless, aNd WHen he rELeased hER ShE floAted.

His fingers fouND a FIrm hold on her coLlar. He MoVEd, BROke IntO a steady ruN, aNd her BOdy, floaTInG EFForTLessly at the heIght of his waISt, fOlloweD. HE raN QuietlY, sure-FoOTed In the darkneSs, wiTh only the Sound oF His breaTHing and The thiN prOteSts oF ThE mOss UnDEr hIS fEet. sOmeTimes her CoLlAr jerKed aS HE CHangEd cOursE to avOid some obstacLe.

'I Have NO weIght, bUt I stIll hAvE mass And theReforE iNertia,' she found, hErseLf thinkinG, anD kNew ShE shouLD be afrAid InsTead of iNdulginG In sUcH RANdOm observations.

She dIsCOVeRed she coUld turN HeR hEAd, althouGh The Rest OF Her boDy reMAiNed lockeD in weiGHtLeSs rigidItY, and grAdUalLy sHe becAMe awAre of sOmething FolloWIng them. From the GLimpses she cauGHt IN ThE SlanTinG red moonbeaMs it REsemBled A LeMur. sHe watChed iT gLIdE From tree to tree like a FlYing sqUirreL, catch the rougH bark and scRAMBle upwarD, gliDE aGAin.

A whistle, oveRhead, A sound entiREly distiNct frOm that of The wind-whIPPed brancHes, BroUghT thE BOy To a sudden stop. hE JerkEd eldyn to A haLt in midAir BesIde His AnD pulled heR into the DeEpEr ShAdoW beneATh a gnarlEd TreE jUst As a grEAt torpEdo-shAped ThInG PasSed abovE ThE TReetOpS, gListEniNg Like fReshLY spIlled blOod in the mOonGLow. SOmE sOrt of wiNgless aircrafT.

THey waited, tHe Boy FearfuL ANd alert. THe red moon dropped below thE Horizon And A few sTars—They were oF a nOrmal cOloR—Did litTle to rElievE tHe bLACknesS. tHe FlyInG craft retuRNEd, iNvisiBlE thiS time buT still making a devilISh wHistle that graTed On ElDYN's NerVEs LIke FiNGerNAIls scraped down a Blackboard As IT zIgzagged slOWly BaCk and foRth. Then GraduALly the nOise died, aWay in the dIsTancE.

tHe bOy sighed wiTh relief, Made a chirRUping SOuNd, and The Lemur-tHiNg cAme skItteriNG doWn the Tree beNeAth whiCh theY wEre hidinG. He spoke to it, and it gave a sAiling Leap tHat Ended on
 position.

The light from  his hands  went  ou t a br uptl y, l eaving the for e st f loor darker than ever.  He r ea c hedi nt o his  belt,e xt r a cte dasma ll ob jectshe  couldnot see, t ouc he d it to herh ea d. Eldyn w ent  rigid.

One  of  his h an dsg raspe d h er be lt. He gave a  slight t ug .  Her b o dy rose e as ilyinto the air as t h ou g h completely w eightl es s ,a n d w hen  he releas ed  hers he floa t ed . His fingers found  a firm hol d  on  her c ol lar .  He mo ved,br o keinto a stea dy r un, and h er bod y , float i ng effo rtless lyattheh ei gh t o fh isw ai st, fol lowed. H era n qui etly , s u re-f oot ed i n the  darkness, wi thonly the  soun d ofhisbr eathi ng and  theth in protests ofthemoss unde r h is  fe et . Som e timesher  co llar je rked as hech a n g ed  course to avoid s om e ob stacle.
'I ha v eno weight,bu t I  sti l l  have  mas s  a nd there fore i n er ti a,' she  f ound,he rse lfthink i ng,and kn ew she s hould be afraid inst e ad of indulgi n gi n  s u ch r and om observat ions . 

Sh e di s co ver e d she  coul dt ur n  her head, although  t he res t ofher body rema ined locke d i n weight less ri g idity, and gra duall y she beca m e awareof so methingfollowing t hem. Fro m t hegli mps e s  s he caught int h e sl an ting re d m oonbeam s i t r ese mbl ed  a lemur.  She wat ch ed  i tgli de fr o m tree t otre elik e a f l ying s quirr el,ca tc h  th e rough ba r k  and  s cr ambl e u pw ard,glid e  ag ain.

A  whistle,  ov e rhea d,  a  soundentirely dist in ct from th at  of  the w i n d-whippe d branches, brought the boy toa s udden  sto p. He jer ked  Eldyn  to a halt  in mi dairbe sid e his a n d  p ull ed  her intot h e d eeper  s hado w benea th a gnarled treej ust  as a great t orp edo- s h ap edt hi n g p as s eda b ove the treetop s, glisten in g  l ike freshl y  sp il led blo od in t he mo o nglow.Some sort  of wingl es s ai r c raf t.

They w aited, t he boy fe a rfula nd  aler t.The re dmoo n dro pped b e low  thehorizo nand afew s ta rs—theywere of a normal color— did li ttletorelieve t heb lac kness. Th e fl ying craft  re tur ned,inv i sible  thi s  t ime but s till making ad ev ili s h  w histle that g r ate d onEld y n's ne rves  like fingernails scraped down a  bla c k boa rda s it  z igzagged slowl y b ac k and fort h.  Then gradu ally the  n o ise d ied, a way in  the di s t an c e.

Th e bo y s ighed wit h r el i ef, mad eac hirrup ingso und, a nd the lemu r - thing came skitt ering d own t h e t ree b en eath wh i ch t hey were h iding. He s poke t o it , and  it gav ea sail ing  l eap that e n ded on
 position.

The_light from_his hands went out_abruptly, leaving_the_forest floor_darker_than ever. He_reached into his_belt, extracted a small_object she could_not_see, touched it to her head. Eldyn went rigid.

One of his hands grasped her_belt._He gave_a_slight_tug. Her body rose easily_into the air as though_completely weightless,_and when he released her she floated.

His fingers_found_a firm hold_on her collar. He moved, broke into a steady_run, and her body, floating effortlessly_at the height_of_his_waist, followed. He ran_quietly, sure-footed in the darkness, with_only the sound of his breathing_and the thin protests of the moss_under his feet. Sometimes her collar_jerked as he changed course_to avoid_some obstacle.

'I have no weight,_but I still_have mass_and therefore inertia,'_she found, herself thinking, and knew_she should be_afraid instead of indulging in such_random_observations.

She discovered she_could_turn_her head,_although the rest_of_her body_remained_locked in weightless rigidity, and gradually_she_became aware of something following them. From_the glimpses she caught_in_the slanting red moonbeams_it resembled a lemur. She_watched it glide from tree to_tree like_a flying_squirrel, catch the rough bark and scramble upward, glide again.

A whistle,_overhead, a sound entirely distinct from_that of the wind-whipped_branches, brought_the_boy to a_sudden_stop. He_jerked Eldyn to a halt in midair_beside his_and pulled her into the deeper_shadow beneath a gnarled_tree_just as a great torpedo-shaped thing_passed above the treetops, glistening like_freshly spilled blood in the_moonglow._Some_sort of wingless aircraft.

They waited,_the boy fearful and alert. The_red moon dropped_below the horizon and a few stars—they_were_of a normal color—did little to_relieve_the blackness. The flying craft returned,_invisible_this_time but still making a_devilish whistle that grated on Eldyn's_nerves like fingernails scraped down a blackboard as it_zigzagged slowly back_and forth. Then gradually the_noise_died,_away in the distance.

The boy sighed with relief, made a_chirruping sound,_and the lemur-thing_came skittering down the tree beneath which they were hiding._He spoke to it, and it gave_a sailing leap that ended on