It was a sacred healing place for many tribes, and much visiting of otherwise hostile groups was permitted in this neutral ground. It felt heavenly to...relax in the slightly sulfureous waters, cooled by judicious inflow from the chilly creek, and I truly relaxed for the first time since leaving the Sandwich Isles. We learned much about the trail ahead, and of the dangers and obstacles that lay athwart it.After four days, I became anxious to continue, and we headed out, me pulling the loaded. He was amused, at best, by their pitiful attempts to do so thus far.The skycar slowed as it neared the already opening doors of the facility. It slowly lowered itself onto the nearest available landing area, small robots floating towards the craft to form a parade formation as it touched down. The back door of the vehicle swung open with a nearly inaudible hiss, Par-al stepping out with dignity and grace. He smirked as he walked between the two rows of at-attention robots towards the group of. " Simon mused as he walked around the shop, seeingantiques, movies, toys and almost anything that he could imagine. Seeingsome sexy lingerie that he knew Dan would enjoy, he briefly consideredthat, but not only was it obviously out of his price range, but herather doubted that it would be appreciated coming from him. While Simon was looking at several cute statuettes of naked women, theOld Man came up next to him again, saying "Perhaps I might be of someassistance." Simon frowned, not sure. We each have tofind our own paths, to adapt to the change in ways that make sense to usas individuals." Do you agree with that, Reverend Collins?" I asked. "There are plentyof people who live entirely different lives in each gender, withdifferent jobs, different sets of friends, and even different partners,but what about those who are married? Is the sanctity of marriageparamount, or has the change altered the equation? Should we be moreflexible in this area?" That's a difficult one," she.