The Stray

:This article is about the short story. For the titular treecat character, see True Stalker. 
"The Stray", written by Linda Evans, is the first short story in the second Honorverse anthology Worlds of Honor, first published in 1999.
Timeframe: 1520 PD
== Plot ==
Sphinxian physisian Dr. Scott MacDallan and his treecat Fisher encounter a starving and dehydrated treecat named True Stalker, whose person has been killed in the crash of a sabotaged aircar. MacDallan investigates and soon discovers that Dr. Muriel Ubel, chief scientist of BioNeering, the company the dead pilot worked for, as she tries to cover up the consequences of her illegal actions in the forests of Sphinx.
== Background ==
The novel A Beautiful Friendship reveals that the events of this short story take place in early 1520 PD.
== References ==
=== Characters ===
Gifford Bede | 
Wylie Bishop | 
Clear Singer | 
Arvin Erhardt | 
Fisher | 
Orrin Garvey | 
Sanura Hobbard | 
Irina Kisaevna | 
Marcus Keegan | 
Scott MacDallan | 
MacChait | 
Pol Rafferty | 
True Stalker | 
Muriel Ubel | 
Nick Vollney | 
Conrad Warren | 
Aleksandr Zivonik | 
Evelina Zivonik | 
Karl Zivonik | 
Larisa Zivonik | 
Lev Zivonik | 
Nadia Zivonik | 
Song Crooner | 
Stasya Zivonik
=== Planets ===
* Sphinx
=== Nations ===
* Star Kingdom of Manticore
=== Other ===
Aircar | BioNeering | Treecat
Category:Honorverse material
Category:Short Stories