It had slowed & i was thinking of walking back. I would have been drenched along with this one.”We reached, i parked outside her gate & waited for t...e rain to slow down again. While waiting in the car we chated casually. What do i do, Shes a homemaker, her husbands in software, my wifes a doc, etc etc etc. you know, the usual polite conversation you have when you first meet someone.Then she got out of the car & took the toddler in. I took out the pram, but got drenched by the time i reach her. "He wouldn't say what it was about."Of course the first thing that came to my mind was Bristol Peace floating in th river. I wondered if he had washed up, or if someone had seen him go into the river and Blevins just figured out who threw him in. Either way it didn 't seem as though it was going to be good news."Dial the number and hand me the phone please. My eyes are not what they used to be." It was a lie, but then I just felt liked having her do the simple thing for me. She might as well. Everything went quiet for a moment as he looked up at them, his face and hair covered in mud. Then Rosy burst out laughing, she just couldn't stop herself. When Liz saw that Daniel slithered no further, she too started and then Daniel joined them. An enormous pressure valve seem to have been released as the three of them cried at Daniel's state."Come on," said Liz at last, "we need to get you out of those wet clothes and into a hot bath before you freeze."Rosy and Liz helped him up, still. You were struck by a car last night and the injuries were fatal. We offered you a chance at something new and you accepted the offer.”I sat forward. Ready to say something, Turgin cut me off.“Yes, we’re aliens as you know them. But no, we aren’t going to probe you.” He was chuckling as he looked at me. Turgin glanced at Kiskan, then turned back to me.“So, here’s what’s going to happen. I’m going to leave you and Kiskan to hammer out the details. It was a pleasure to meet you as this will likely.