Extrone nodded genially. "The farn beast hunter, eh?"
"Yes, sir."
Extrone drummed his fingers on the stock of the blast rifle. "Tell me what they look like," he said suddenly.
"Well, sir, they're ... uh...."
"Pretty frightening?"
"No, sir.... Well, in a way, sir."
"But you weren't afraid of them, were you?"
"No, sir. No, because...."
Extrone was smiling innocently. "Good. I want you to do something for me."
"I ... I...." Ri glanced nervously at Lin out of the tail of his eye. Lin's face was impassive.