While they were being held it could be suggested to them that Scotland needed many men to help build up the rail network and the sewage works it was c...mmitted to and that any who volunteered to work on these would rightly share in the other benefits of Scottish society.The captives should then be released to return to their settlements so they could share all that they had found with their families, friends and lords. Scott hoped this would lead to a natural migration of people from the north. I could tell right from the start that this boat felt more lively than Captain's Choice and handled much more nimbly. Whether it was the fibreglass hull or the weight distribution or something else entirely, it just felt lighter and quicker.I handed the boat over to Baldur and he began to put it through its paces. Nothing extreme, mind you, but I could see he was enjoying himself. After fifteen minutes of fun, he handed it over to Tom for his turn. After Tom, Ardele took over and I could tell. ”“Dora, I think you’re sensible enough to see you have too much to lose. Right now, you’ve got a place to live, food and a comfortable, warm bed – it is comfortable, I hope? I haven’t actually tried it!”“Comfortable enough. You’re right. But a motorbike? Isn’t it dangerous?”“No more dangerous than living ‘by the kindness of strangers,’” I pointed out, “and the level of danger rather depends upon the rider. I am a careful rider and Oscar is not a powerful machine.”“Oscar?” She giggled, a. I even know how to create it since I helped her do it. What's even better is that it's simple and inexpensive to make. Even terrorists will have trouble finding followers among a well fed and happy population. Misery creates more zealots than religious fanatics."I had to laugh as remembered what Forseti suggested. "Imagine those fanatics being smited by an invisible light from the heavens when they attempt to stir up hate for their imagined oppressors. Many will think the hand of Allah was.