Previously in Space Chantey, the war ended. Captain Roadstrum, along with the captains and crews of five Hornets, decide to make a brief stop on Lotophage before starting home for World. [creepy music] They stay rather longer than intended. [/creepy music] Only two Hornets lift off - the rest of the crews could not be roused from their stupor.
The neglected Hornets must set down for repairs. The only rock within range is Lamos of the Laestrygonians. The Laestrygonians might be a species of Groll's Trolls... but much larger. The Laestrygonians feast them well, then insist upon a battle to the death, interrupted only by a good lunch. Night falls as Roadstrum and Bjorn the head troll, the last survivors of the terrible fight, kill each other in a rousing duel. Valkyries carry the bodies of the warriors from the field. In the morning, the dead awaken, and sit down for another excellent feast.
Roadstrum and his men return to their Hornets to find that repairs had been effected by a young Laestrygonian during the previous day's battle. Roadstrum invites the repairman to travel with them, and off they go - but not until the Laestrygonians remove the World-men's tongues.
Tonight's episode: The Hornets enter a field of asteroids that bear a striking resemblance to golden cattle of the sun.
Today's earrings: pigs, green teardrops
Bedtime reading: Space Chantey, R.A. Lafferty
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