He said that for every soldier killed with a bullet, three died of disease, most prominently malaria, tetanus, typhoid and dysentery. “Of course thi...gs are much better now with modern medicines and surgical procedures. The young doctors nowadays are much more knowledgeable than when I was out there.”David indicated that he commanded two companies of Gurkhas on the North West Frontier, deliberately staying obtuse, not wishing to disclose any thing about Kanda. He rather casually mentioned his. He was twenty years old and had been in College of Light Shadow for the last fifteen of them, he couldn't really remember what his parents looked like and all that really seemed to matter about them was that they'd given him to the college the very week he'd first shown the spark of magic. He was the brightest pupil the College had seen for centauries, normally he could expect to earn his freedom once he had reached thirty years and had proven to the Master and Mistress that he was a capable. We are going to take baby-steps because this is 20 years of stuff to unravel,” she wrote something in her notepad then continued, “I want you to go three days without trying to seduce a woman. If you do meet someone, which I know you will, just talk to them in a friendly conversation with no agenda. Do you think you can do that?” I pondered for a moment before answering, “I don’t think that will be an issue, Doc.” She stared at me, but in a good way, tapping her pen on the notepad. “It will. Akka mulaiyai sappi vitu kathalan avan sunniyai veliyil eduthu vitan, akka kathalan sunniyai sappa aarambithaal, athai naan eti paarthen nandraaga thalaiyai munum pinum asaithu oombinaal.Ithai paarkum pozhuthu en sunniyai veliyil eduthu adithu konde avargal ena seigiraargal endru paarthen. Akka nandraaga sunniyai oombi vitu kondu irunthaal, kathalan kaiyai akka mulaiyil vaithu kasaki kondu irunthaan. Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa avargal kaamam seivathai paarkum pozhuthu enaku moodu thalaiku eeriyathu.En.