Far below covered by wispy clouds he could see the dark ground. The main continent was directly below with its many seas huddled in the center and mountain ranges rising up in a ring around them. He'd come a long way for his present assignment on the planet Danville. Originally on Roganivar IV his editor had got fed up with his articles so had been sent to an entirely different star sector. Now in sector B12 he was flying down to the surface of Danville.
Stewardesses prepare for an early arrival.
An hour later the shuttle fought the spaceport ground traffic to the terminal. A smaller private shuttle was moving into an open gate but Suflipinic's shuttle fired up its engines and roared into the spot cutting off the smaller craft. He looked out the window at the other shuttle. Its pilot was making rude gestures at his shuttle. Click here for magnification Rogicphil was met at the terminal by a large husky man with a graying beard.