 What may have gone differently if Ri had listened to Mia?
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction June 1951. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.] Of course using live bait is the best way to lure dangerous alien animals ... unless it turns out that you are the bait! "It was over here," he moved the finger, "over the ridge, north of here, that we sighted them." Extrone asked, "Is there a pass?" Delicately, Extrone raised a hand to his beard. Right up ahead of us. "We'll pitch camp right here, then," Extrone said. He crossed to Mia, who, along with him, had been pressed into Extrone's party as guides. Once more, Ri addressed the bearers, "Be quick, now!" And to Mia, "God almighty, he was getting mad." "It's a good thing that farn beast sounded off when it did. "It's that damned pilot's fault for setting us down on this side. "I wish to God I'd never heard of a farn beast," Ri said. "At least, then, I wouldn't be one of his guides. "What hurts most, he pays us for it. I could buy half this planet, and he makes me his guide—at less than I pay my secretary." "You two scout ahead," Extrone said. "Yes, sir," Ri said, and instantly the two of them readjusted their shoulder straps and started off. Shortly they were inside of the scrub forest, safe from sight. Mia said, "The first time, we weren't guides. Or, rather, there was a wide gap. The grass was beginning to grow again, but the tree stumps were roasted from the rocket breath. And I don't think there's another cargo rocket on this planet outside of the one we leased from the Club. "Whoever they were, they couldn't have been hunters. "We didn't have a chance," Mia objected. "Everybody and his brother had heard the rumor that farn beasts were somewhere around here. Mia shook perspiration out of his eyes. "We should have shot our pilot, too. "After Extrone said he'd hunt farn beasts, even if it meant going to the alien system? There was perspiration on Ri's upper lip. " I didn't tell Extrone, if that's what you're thinking," Mia said. "No.
 they could have killed Extrone
 they could have shared the truth with the galaxy  they could have killed Extrone  they both could have escaped Extrone  they could have discovered the farn beasts without bait