Jyp

Jyp smiled cynically and kissed her hand with a flourish.

The Gates of Noon Rohan, Michael Scott, 1951- 1992

'Haven't any of you ever been to the goddamn movies?' demanded Jyp, in extremis.

The Gates of Noon Rohan, Michael Scott, 1951- 1992

I grinned, and introduced her to Jyp, who turned on his down-home charm.

The Gates of Noon Rohan, Michael Scott, 1951- 1992

I was watching a process at work that Jyp had first warned me about, that I'd felt the roots of in myself; yet somehow they'd never quite taken hold.

The Gates of Noon Rohan, Michael Scott, 1951- 1992

And I picked up a lot of things from Jyp the Pilot.

The Gates of Noon Rohan, Michael Scott, 1951- 1992

The Sapphire was fast, according to Jyp one of the very fastest ships that plied these outer oceans, and I could believe that.

The Gates of Noon Rohan, Michael Scott, 1951- 1992

'Not even if I lent you the incomparable services of Mister, ah, Jyp as pilot could he steer a path through the seas of the, ah, Sptraculum Majorem that would get you there on time.

The Gates of Noon Rohan, Michael Scott, 1951- 1992

Before, he aided you to clear a debt to Jyp, and because he ssensed a challenge to his own domain.

The Gates of Noon Rohan, Michael Scott, 1951- 1992

Jyp greeted us with a wave towards the bows and beyond.

The Gates of Noon Rohan, Michael Scott, 1951- 1992

'Very,' said Jyp, regarding him with cool suspicion.

The Gates of Noon Rohan, Michael Scott, 1951- 1992