“I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU can stand up,” said Cherry.
Aubriot had climbed down from his safety seat and was rubbing his forehead. “I remember getting up from my seat once before, but that’s it. What happened?”
“We were attacked by Scythians,” said the Fila voice. “We aren’t sure how they knew we were coming, but when we slowed down they saw their chance and took it. We seem to have evaded them after obscuring our trace. It’s doubtful they could find us now.”
“So that was the ship taking a hit that knocked me out?” asked Aubriot.
“That’s right,” Kes said. “And that wasn’t the only one it took.”
Aubriot tenderly touched the purplish lump on his head.
Cherry was surprised the bruise and swelling weren’t larger. The second blow to Aubriot’s head had been even more powerful than the first. The
