“They could easily dispatch a runner to some near-by town to send the message from there,” he said. “Furthermore, a plane looks very little like a whistling bee.”
So the group feasted, and waited until the last streaks of red had died in the west, before they shot into the air and southward. The plane was driven to its utmost, but it was later than 1:00 o’clock before the lights of Kuana loomed ahead.
Turning to the right, Cabot skirted the city and landed near the arsenal.
Nan-nan promptly left them.
“I have church affairs to attend to,” he explained.
“Great are the ramifications of the lost religion,” the earth-man replied, laughing, “and I hope that you pick up some useful information.”
After the young cleric had gone Buh Tedn asked:
“Surely you don’t plan for us to attack the arsenal? It is heavily guarded by the only men whom Yuri permits to carry fire-arms in this entire kingdom.”
XXV
ALL KINDS OF TROUBLE
“We must reconnoiter first,” Cabot replied, “for as yet I have no definite plans.”