By James A Gardner
A certified member of the expendable Explorer Corps as a result of her untreated facial blemish, Youn Suu units out on a customary suicidal project. together with her companion, Tut, Youn is tasked with investigating a unexpected infestation of the Balrog--a sentient pink moss which could shape parasitic, symbiotic dating with its host--on the house international of the Cashlings.
The project takes a flip for the more severe while Suu is contaminated with the Balrog. yet previous to all is misplaced, Suu and Tut are rescued from the planet by way of mythical Expendable Admiral Festina Ramos. Aboard an Outward Fleet starship, they locate that the Balrog is much extra clever and sinister than they ever can have imagined. it's only then that the scope and hazard of this nightmare is actually revealed.
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36 RADIANT However, any damage to chintah set off a frenzied round of growth, like the scrub vegetation that rushes to fill gaps caused by forest fires. Within days, any gouges would be covered over with rapid response microorganisms. Then the microbes themselves would gradually be replaced by more solid growth, the way trees slowly reclaim land clogged with underbrush. Chintah’s complete healing process took a Cashling year . . by which time all trace of the original damage would vanish. So I wasn’t surprised the chintah entry tube looked perfectly intact, despite centuries of wind, rain, and snow.
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My backpack flew away. Even the weight of my stun-pistol, holstered at my hip, suddenly departed as the gun was snatched by the gale. Then, abruptly, the fury ceased. Replaced by deep silence. The blinding red chaos was sucked away, leaving only a glimpse of the last spores sailing up out of sight into the sky. Afternoon sun poured painfully bright through the dome. The glass was clear. The buildings had returned to their dull gray. The patches of moss where Cashlings had been rolling were gone, revealing nothing but bare chintah.
