Preed

It was these that Preed was on Hivehom to influence.

Diuturnity's Dawn Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2002

Preed eyed it askance, hoping he would not be asked to partake of the frigid concoction.

Diuturnity's Dawn Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2002

Preed was by far the suavest emissary she had ever encountered, either in person or via tridee.

Diuturnity's Dawn Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2002

She had no doubt that Preed was well versed in the fragmented, frequently unseemly history of humankind.

Diuturnity's Dawn Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2002

Always ready to disparage the thranx in conference, he had been positively enamored of the AAnn envoy ever since Preed had arrived at the settlement.

Diuturnity's Dawn Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2002

Like all his kind, Preed loathed the multilimbed, hard-shelled creatures.

Diuturnity's Dawn Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2002

Though the human was starting to look uncomfortable, he did not ask to reduce the temperature, and Preed gladly took advantage of the other's obliging nature.

Diuturnity's Dawn Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2002

While willing to be obliging, Preed noted, the human remained cautious.

Diuturnity's Dawn Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2002

Besides, if Preed could gain entry to one room, there was no reason to assume entering another would present him with any insurmountable obstacles.

Diuturnity's Dawn Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2002

Preed hesitated and gestured simultaneously for emphasis.

Diuturnity's Dawn Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2002