A page ran in, a chalkboard slate in his hand. He stopped before the King's desk."Flag message, Your Grace." Thank you."The boy handed the slate over,...bowing. Ola motioned him over."Here, Boy. Take this." He handed over a similar square slate with a white chalk message written in a clear, steady handwriting. "Make sure you wait to get confirmation from the shore." Yes, Sir." He ran off. James rubbed his eyes, yawning, before focusing on the just delivered message."The Captain reports that he. I know the town's down to under 1000, maybe under 500. We'll find Danson Accommodation, have a wash and a drink, and take a walkabout." At that size, a real walkabout will take ten minutes." A bit more. Under an hour. Maybe we can locate a spot to sit and read." And a five-star restaurant." You're being snarky!" Of course. I'm not expecting much. But a shower would be nice."We found Danson, a small motel, some petrol pumps and a cafe. The room was adequate. The shower was a luxury. Rachel. ” She crawled across Bill and started for the bathroom, then stopped and turned. “Oh Bill, I hate to ask you this, but I just remembered something. I need a newspaper. Could you please throw on your shorts and get me one?”“But the store’s three blocks....”“No, no there’s a machine downstairs. Get a quarter from the dresser, and hurry back” she smiled as she turned the knob on the bathroom door. Reluctantly, Bill pulled on his cutoffs, grabbed a quarter off the dresser and let himself out the. “Jerry, please tell me what’s going on!”“I told you to shut up! If you think you can tease me for two fucking years and then let that creepy boyfriend of yours have your cherry, you got another thing coming!”“WHAT? HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT... ?” she cried loudly.Jerry snorted, squeezed his sister’s tender thigh very hard.“Ow! Please don’t!”Jerry let go of her leg and fumbled around under the driver’s seat, pulled out a cassette recorder with a strange-looking attachment.“Oh, my God!” Julie.