Ki and Vandien should've known the money was too good just to transport a human boy to Villena! It smelled like trouble. And it was. Not to mention a few other problems they never imagined - like a lovesick stowaway, an army of rebels and road...
Hugo Best Novella nominee (1990)
Nebula Best Novella nominee (1990)
The story was published in Asimov's Magazine, in November, 1989. It was a finalist for both the Nebula and Hugo awards, and a winner of an Asimov's Readers Award. It...