MIGHTIEST QORN
BY KEITH LAUMER
Sly, brave and truculent, the Qornt
held all humans in contempt—except one!
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from
Worlds of If Science Fiction, July 1963.
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that
the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
I
Ambassador Nitworth glowered across his mirror-polished, nine-foot platinum desk at his assembled staff.
"Gentlemen, are any of you familiar with a race known as the Qornt?"
There was a moment of profound silence. Nitworth leaned forward, looking solemn.