During her last session of giving blood, Kate decides to visit, hoping that the doctor is finally making some headway with a cure. They are told that ...t is too soon to know for certain, but he would keep them in the loop one way or the other. The visit also allows for the two women to do some catching up.“I decided to get back in the fight,” Audra informs the other. “I want to get on the front lines with the rest of you.”Kate is unsurprised by the revelation. “I figured you would be, but you. He must have. He promised me..." I gritted my teeth tostifle my despondent wail."Undin couldn't have faked it. His implant reported that his vitalsflatlined at the same time with rest of his squad. What the other patrolfound was shredded bodies in the dead squad's uniforms and tags. I'msorry, Riki."My jaw clenched. "I need to see him." There wasn't much to see. The patrol sprayed decomposition compound tohide the remains from enemy reconnaissance."Being the foolish girl that I was, I cried for. All the women were in the RV including Felisha, Harriet and Gina who were too young to be pregnant. The men split between the two trucks, Two-Feather, Ben and I were in the lead truck; Carl, Zeb and Orlando were in the trail truck. Everyone had a pistol or two and either an assault rifle, hi-power hunting rifle, or combat shotgun. Extra weapons and ammo was also loaded in all the vehicles and we were in radio contact with each other and Centennial the whole way there.The first stop was the. "Joe, I had a very frank talk with Dr. Payne about sex and he doesn't want you to get very athletic for a while. It wasn't easy to ask him questions about this, you know. But anyway, once the splint comes off, if I elevate your leg, I can get on top of you and do all the work. He's afraid of what might happen in a moment of... well, you know." She said standing by the bed in the ambient light from the bath and the reflection of the moon off the snow outside.She crawled onto the bed on her hands.