Except, that's going to mean a lot of sick people, plus those men are going to have to stay south for a while."Thus, there are those who think they sh...uld travel with relatively small retinues."It was on Gamelin's lips to say he'd opt for the small retinues, wishing the sickness on no man, that and where was the threat?The answer to that were the ongoing plots against Zarthan. And what about the plot that had laid waste to heartlands and wrecked ruin on Mexico? Who was fighting King Xyl?Judy. It also perhaps explained why she had been instructed to wear a dress for the occasion. She wondered when she would receive further instructions.She became aware of a rhythmic whooshing noise behind her, and turned in time to see approaching a drone of a kind she'd never seen before. Perhaps it was a medical drone? The payload portion looked more or less the size of a motorcycle -- under a motorcycle-sized car port. She saw a tube much like a gun barrel point in her direction, and an instant. If I wasn’t so terrified of stumbling or tripping I would have laughed at the image it conjured in my mind.Settling into Sharri’s flat was a bit awkward. She had cleared the furniture to the edges of the room as much as possible so that I wouldn’t trip on things and set me up with the bedroom nearest the bathroom. I had to take a couple of practice runs at finding the loo on my own, that sort of thing.I woke in the middle of the night screaming again. Moments later Sharri was at my side hugging. I may not succeed, but I will certainly try to make things better.”“That was perfect Jim,” Cathy said. “Frank and Jim responded like I thought they might. They both agree with your positions, but neither of them had thought of doing something to change the situations. Don’t push them. Let them make the next move. I suspect they are in the process of convincing themselves that they should provide you with support in your attempt to change our society.”“That’s good to know. I thought I might have.