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  1. Other titles by Anne McCaffreyPublished by Ballantine Books:
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  7. INTRODUCTION
  8. PROLOGUE
  9. At a Gather—6.15.30
  10. Part 1
  11. Turnover at Landing—1.1.31 Present Pass Aivas—Aivas Adjusted Turn 2553
  12. Benden Weyr—1.1.31
  13. Southern Hold—1.1.31
  14. Healer Hall—1.1.31
  15. Back at Landing—1.2.31
  16. Fort Hold—late night—1.1.31
  17. Fort Hold Runner Station—1.2.31
  18. Keroon Printer Hall—1.3.31
  19. Benden Weyr—midday—1.3.31
  20. Monaco Bay Weyr—five days later—1.8.31
  21. Part 2
  22. Ruatha Hold—local time 12:04 in the morning—1.9.31
  23. Telgar Weyr—local time 4:04 in the morning—1.9.31
  24. Benden Weyr—local time 6:04 in the morning—1.9.31
  25. Harper Hall—local time 1:00 in the morning—1.9.31
  26. Landing—local time 10:12 mid-morning—1.9.31
  27. In the Conference Room at Landing—1.9.31
  28. Monaco Weyr—10:22 in the morning—Timing it
  29. In the Conference Room at Landing—local time 1:10–1.9.31
  30. Sunrise Cliff Seahold—timed-back
  31. In the Conference Room—local time 2:12 at Landing—1.9.31
  32. Back at Landing—local time—3:40
  33. Harper Hall—5:00 in the morning, and Southern Hold—2:00 in the morning–1.9.31
  34. Landing—late afternoon—1.9.31
  35. Same time at Keroon Printer Hall—local time 11:15—1.9.31
  36. Later, on an unusually bright evening at Landing, Sunrise Cliff, and Honshu Hold—1.9.31
  37. Part 3
  38. Honshu—1.10.31
  39. Circle Runner Station—1.18.31
  40. Harper Hall
  41. Benden Weyr—
  42. Benini Hold—east Monaco and Honshu—1.20.31
  43. Harper Hall—1.28.31
  44. Honshu Hold—2.1.31
  45. Fort Hold—2.13.31
  46. Printer Hall at Wide Bay—same night
  47. Honshu Hold—2.9.31
  48. Night at Wide Bay—2.9.31
  49. Ruatha Hold—late evening—2.9.31
  50. Core Hold—two days before Council Meeting—2.26.31
  51. Part 4
  52. Honshu Weyrhold—2.26–27.31
  53. Council Meeting at Telgar Hold—3.1.31
  54. Honshu Weyrhold—3.01.31
  55. Interim at Benden and elsewhere
  56. Honshu Weyrhold—time passing slowly
  57. Landing—3.21.31
  58. Honshu Weyrhold—3.21.31
  59. Southern Hold—3.23.31
  60. Honshu Weyrhold—3.27.31
  61. Benden Weyr—3.27.31
  62. Cove Hold—same day, same approximate time
  63. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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F’lessan and Tai had finished eating when the word passed among the dragonriders that the emergency supplies were ready to be collected. Riders had been told to return to those holdings they had visited earlier that day. They were to check on injuries and determine if it was necessary to convey anyone between to Landing’s Healer Hall. Enough healers had been sent by Master Oldive to assist those locally assigned. There were Healer kits of bandages, numbweed, fellis juice, and fortified wine for riders to bring with them. The riders were to make their own judgments about staying overnight at holdings if critical situations had developed.

“What could be critical after this morning?” F’lessan remarked facetiously.

Tai gave him a hard stare. “I suppose we can bed down here tonight.” She gave a shrug. “There’s nothing left of our Weyr.”

He knew that she, and a few other riders, had had the courage to overfly the flood that had drowned Monaco Bay Weyr.

“You can stay at Honshu,” and before she could refuse, F’lessan extended the invitation to C’reel and St’ven nearby. “Have you been to Honshu?” he asked the brown riders.

“Hunted nearby once or twice,” C’reel said but his grim expression lightened at the invitation.

“There’s plenty of space,” F’lessan said expansively. “Though I’m not sure about having enough food. Bring some with you, but there’s a whole cliff of space for dragons.”

“How many can you accommodate?” Tai asked.

F’lessan raised his arms. “Well, not all of Monaco Weyr but two, three wings of riders and dragons. And any weyrfolk attached to them.” As Tai turned away to spread his invitation, he added, “And tell ’em to bring blankets. It’s cooler up there.”

He and C’reel fitted Zaranth’s load to her back before Tai returned.

“Everyone’s grateful,” she said and he knew that she was, too. “T’gellan and Mirrim may have to remain here at Landing and there’re others promised to help the weyrfolk on the hills. They thank you, F’lessan. Landing’s facilities are overtaxed.”

“There’re always the Catherine Caves,” F’lessan said, trying for some levity.

“Too small for our dragons,” C’reel said, with good-natured condescension.

“Move on there, if you’re loaded up,” someone yelled at them.

They did. Zaranth following F’lessan, C’reel, and St’ven out of the line.

“Have you ever been to Honshu?” F’lessan asked Tai.

“Got taken there once. Oh, Zaranth says Golanth just made sure she knows the landmark. I’ll see you!”

Zaranth trotted away, sacks bouncing on her back, until she had enough clear space to launch herself.

Tell her good flying, Golanth. F’lessan experienced an unusual sense of apprehension for the green rider.