" "Yes," the Mephit yawned, "I remember." "Yes," the Mephit yawned, "I remember. What can I do for you?" "I noticed on your resume you didn't put down a request for salary. I was calling to ask you why." "I'm not looking for a salary. I noticed that llerkin was one of your major ports of call, and I'm looking for passage back into Pendor Treaty Alliance space." David paused. Work passage? It was unusual, but he had taken on crew on a work passage basis before. Never a chief engineer, but he figured there was a time for everything. It occurred to David then that, as a Pendorian, this Mephit should have been able to get credit for a ride on the basis of her name only. |