Scales of Justice

SOMETHING IS FISHY ON THE WATER WORLD OF KAHIKG,- AND IT ISN’T JUST THE WEB-FOOTED INHABITANTS!

Some denizen of the deep has sent a telepathic distress call from across the interstellar void—and now a sentient ship of the confederation has arrived in search of the sender. An entire aquatic species (meek mollusks? cautious crustaceans?) is in danger of extinction — but which one?

Unfortunately, Judge Aleria Farrell’s fact-finding tour of the enchanted seascape is soon tangled in a net of sensuality. Has she caught the bait and gone for the lure? You bet she has. And now it’s up to her disgruntled bailiff Jemall to find out how and why — before an amphibious adversary deep-sixes them. But even his alien magic is outweighed by an octopus with one tentacle too many on the…

SCALES OF JUSTICE