THE FORGOTTEN REALM: 20. "Not Made of Stone"
Sunday, January 4, 2004
The Captain presses Inara for more details. The Commandant gets impatient and the Sheriff finds himself caught between conflicting evils."
CATEGORY: FICTION TIMES READ: 4545 RATING: 10.0 (G) SERIES: FIREFLY
TITLE: "NOT MADE OF STONE"
AUTHOR: Alison M. DOBELL
FANDOM: "FIREFLY"
PAIRING: No specific pairing.
RATING: PG-13.
STATUS: New. SEQUEL to "SIDETRACKED"
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SUMMARY: "The Captain presses Inara for more details.
The Commandant gets impatient and the Sheriff finds himself
caught between conflicting evils."
The usual disclaimers apply. The characters and 'Firefly'
are the property and gift of Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy.
No infringement of copyright is intended.
"NOT MADE OF STONE"
A "Firefly" story
Written by Alison M. DOBELL
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"More information would be good, I'm thinkin'."
Inara had to fight to find her voice. All her Companion training momentarily deserting her. When she did not respond Mal's frown deepened.
"I take it you've seen somethin' like this before, *dui*?"
She nodded. "Yes, Mal." A pause. A dry throat swallowing hard. "How much did you handle it?"
He looked surprised at her question then looked down at the unprepossessing chain as it lay with seeming innocence upon the plush grey velvet bag. "A little. It has an uneven weight but then the spheres - River calls 'em planets - aren't the same size, shape or weight. Why?"
Inara closed her eyes for a moment then urged him to put the chain back in the pouch. Preferrably without touching it. "You have to get rid of it. As soon as possible."
"*Weishenme*? What is it?"
"A tracking device."
He almost dropped it, the colour draining from his face then flushing with anger as he realised he had been set up. "That *chusheng xai-jiao de xiang huo*..."
"Just get rid of it, Mal."
His first instinct was to do exactly that but then he froze, his mind racing. Possibilities occurring to him as he hefted the weight of the little bag in his hand. His look thoughtful.
Inara noticed hi
Favourite bits:
"she danced around on light feet a measured footfall at a time as if moving to some inward beat only she could hear. He could imagine that even on her deathbed she would be graceful" - because it's so full of River's strange genius and Simon's love for her.
"Might have no recollection of buying this floating junk heap that cradled all their lives against the harsh reality of an unforgiving 'verse, but he felt welded to them now like the layers of his skin. What had simply been him and Yen Mah had somehow blossomed into a whole second family that were as precious to him as every breath he took." - Because this is just "Firefly" through and through.
"Mal's eyebrows shot up. "*Shi ma*? How'd I do that? *Diyu* I didn't know I was so gifted." - Because it's a typical Mal jokey comment in the face of danger.
So glad you still haven't come to the end of this story yet!
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