“I can tell you countless advantages to swimming with us,” Pheyus said, although neither he, nor anyone else in the company would relish association with Crassidens. “For starters . . .”
“Just tell me what you want!” demanded Breshli.
Pheyus and Shayla went to the Border for air. This time, the Tursiops all followed. Even a couple of the Crassidens joined them, which helped Pheyus relax, however slightly. Things were not going well.
Dropping down amongst the Crassidens again, Pheyus bit down hard and tried to figure out the best way to phrase the most important request a Stenella could ask of Crassidens. He thought about how futile his attempts at diplomacy had been, so he decided to try the blunt approach.
“I must start by saying, I don’t know if your pod has even been involved in
