The way she saw it was when Rachel went to work dredging that she would be the new assistant and she was completely happy with that. I told her if any...hing changed in the way she felt to come and see me before she tried to change it back. She said thank you Levy and gave me a kiss. I thought it was way past time for me to be somewhere else and left. As I turned around I saw Buddy looking at me from the patio where he was working on a hull. I stopped and asked him if he was OK with Nina. . or we die." Daium could hear Nona have problems with a couple of those words, but she pressed on. "My people, as of this week ... have died." WHAT?!?"Nona's cry of surprise was ignored. Still facing the white writing board, Daium hung her head."We ... we went, we did, what we shouldn't have. We went against what nature said we should, what our role was in the universe of life. And ... we are paying."She could feel it coming. The sorrow. Last night, she had cried herself to sleep, her father. "Then listen to me. Sylvia and I have it all set up. All you have to worry about from now on is the little thing you called Stone and Associates. That is the rib of the umbrella that does field work. Speaking of which Stone and Associates got a payment from some solar company for $25,000. The memo on the check said it was for the rescue of the company's vice president."What it really was had nothing to do with solar energy. Mostly it wasn't even about payment for services rendered. It was more. I didn't travel into the West Country during July and August when most people took their holidays thus avoiding the travel jams that were reported every year. Also out of season the hotels were not busy. She didn't check; nor did she make any pretence of checking."Room nine is not available. Please allow me to know what reservations we have." I was about to accept room six when Angela came through from the back office. She sensed the atmosphere immediately."Hello Greg. Is there a problem here?".