Lin Carter - the City Outside the World
“Then, stooping, he picked up the unconscious Earthling and tossed him over one broad shoulder like a sack of meal and bore him from the tent.
It was daylight when Ryker awoke. He lay on the floor of one of the wains, which creaked along over the desert dunes. The old savant was there beside him, his fine brow furrowed with care, his gentle eyes worried.
"So, how are you feeling?" "Like death warmed over, Doc," grunted Ryker, try- j ing to sit up. His tongue felt like burnt leather, and tasted l...ike it, too. His brain was dull, his thoughts sluggish, and he had a headache of champion proportions. But that was as nothing compared to the stiff lameness of his hands and arms. He flexed his fingers, wincing.
"A little massage, maybe," the old man suggested. He began to rub the stiffness from Ryker's aching arms, > kneading the weary muscles with surprisingly strong fingers. Later, he gave the big man some powder in a drink of wine that relaxed him and soothed his headache.
After a time, Ryker dozed off.MoreLess
It was daylight when Ryker awoke. He lay on the floor of one of the wains, which creaked along over the desert dunes. The old savant was there beside him, his fine brow furrowed with care, his gentle eyes worried.
"So, how are you feeling?" "Like death warmed over, Doc," grunted Ryker, try- j ing to sit up. His tongue felt like burnt leather, and tasted l...ike it, too. His brain was dull, his thoughts sluggish, and he had a headache of champion proportions. But that was as nothing compared to the stiff lameness of his hands and arms. He flexed his fingers, wincing.
"A little massage, maybe," the old man suggested. He began to rub the stiffness from Ryker's aching arms, > kneading the weary muscles with surprisingly strong fingers. Later, he gave the big man some powder in a drink of wine that relaxed him and soothed his headache.
After a time, Ryker dozed off.MoreLess
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