Guardian's Choice Author:Carol l. Dennis, Rick Dennis, Andrew Taylor ENROUTE: Trav knew his experiences on the planet Wald had changed him. Still, he planned a long and glorious career as a guardian. No more aliens, he promised himself. He completely overlooked the fact that the cougcat in his lap was an alien. Thank heaven he was out of the woods no iritrees. My name is Seedling, flashed into Trav s mind. His... more » yelp of surprise woke Sam. The purple furball in her lap now had its eyes wide open. Trav glanced around the cabin, searching. He located the potted three-foot high iritree sapling wedged in a corner along with Samantha s duffle bags. The little sapling wasn t very imposing compared to the massive trees shrouded in mist back on Wald. Is Is this collection of stowaways all Sairy s doing? Trav stammered. I really don t know, but your security is nonexistent, replied Sam. By the way, that s Aunt Meddle to you, buster. Only her relatives call her Sairy. I thought the night we spent together on Wald meant you and I are engaged, Trav said with a grin. That s what you claimed at the time. Being in different bedrooms in the same house hardly counts as together. Anyway, that doesn t matter here in space without the Waldcodes. I won t be restricted by planet rules.« less