I know I said it was a handoff, but it’s really more of a dead drop.” Yangchen made a scooping motion with her arms and Kavik was sucked bodily into the air, the same way he’d been caught when they first met. He flew backward over the edge of the saddle and into the water. Popping his head above the surface, he grabbed the float. His eyes burned with salt and indignation. “This was always the plan,” Yangchen said. “Consider it pay-back for trying to kill my lemur.”
