Tangle in the Dark - Kassidor

knew she was not going to put anything over on these folks.Yellelle related the particulars of their escape from ancientKnossos while they waited. Ava had been caught up in itwhile it was happening, but while listening to it in words, itseemed a silly little walk thru a damp basement compared tothe abandoned areas of Zhlindu or Yondure, or even thecanyons of the Yakhan. Perhaps that was what made hersuspect this was not Alan’s doing, because it was all so smallscale. Were she stuck on Kassidor in three-d reality she couldbe halfway to Zhlindu from Alan’s place by now. She wouldsee at least one city bigger than this on the way. There are atleast six artificial lakes on Kassidor larger than the AegeanSea.Her mind was taken from that as another group arrivedand she recognized Albert. He was younger than most of hispictures, but his nose and hair were unmistakable. As soon asshe knew that, she recognized Steven also. Maroclointroduced Albert, Rene and Wolfgang. Rene looked out ofplace in 20 th century tweeds, but the others looked just likepictures from their youth. They stood and talked with Jazidaand Mabaka while waiting for the Tolstovians. Well, thecaptain’s mother did say everyone was here. She wonderedwhat she was doing here at a conclave of many of the greatscientists of history. She saw the parallels with the foundersof the Kassikan and wondered if she saw Alan’s fingerprintshere once again.Daedelus sat across the table from her and while they493