Questions about the new human on Cablans would have to wait. Jade instantly calculated the fastest possible route between the Palovoi table and the Commancors. She did not precisely run, but moved at a deceptively fast lope that covered the ground without the appearance of panic. If a square between herself and the Commancors was unoccupied, she cut through it; if there were patrons there, she took the path around. Even though she had a greater distance to travel, she arrived at the Commancors’ area almost simultaneously with the Lemmant.
The Commancors had been involved with their own conversation and hadn’t seen the Lemmant coming until he was almost upon them. They stood up quickly from their meal and spread themselves out within their area, presenting their foe with three separate tar
