CHAPTER 10
Penrys took advantage of the prevailing winds from the west and pulled herself high enough that she could manage most of the work by gliding. Her mind-scan reached no further from the air, but she could cover a much larger stretch of territory when not limited by a horse’s long-distance speed.
She worked downwind to a spot about ten miles southeast of the camp, not without marking the camp’s landmarks very clearly first, and began a circle to the south. She planned to circle the camp once at that distance. That would be a flight of sixty or seventy miles, two or three hours in the air. If she found many strays, she might have to widen it the next day, but a full circle five miles further out would take much longer, more than she could fly in a single day.
At least, she assume
