Then woke her and continued on until it was dark.Now back in the heart of Pounta country, he didn't want to stay on the ground. He lifted her into the...tree and tied her to a branch, then settled down himself and slept soundly.After a couple of days straight travel, they had reached a roadway and were walking south on it, hoping someone would come by and give them a lift. Mandy had regained her senses, though she seemed strangely agreeable, for her, and not very spirited.Since he'd never had the. Lucy madeher way into the bathroom and lowered her robe to the ground. With awince she started to inspect the multiple bruises covering her body andface."How am I going to explain these," Lucy sighed sadly, her hands caressingthe fresh black and blue mark on her face.Lucy didn't understand what had happened to Rob, back in high school hewas the perfect gentleman. He was strong, fit, and had a bright futurein front of him. Now though, whenever Rob wasn't beating her, he waseither drinking in. " Rogigawhat?" Rogigalo. His names Roger but he has a way with the, uhm, older, ladies so we added gigolo to the end. We actually think that he is a gigolo. But he's a good guy."Seeing him looking at the engine he asked, "Are you interested in mechanics?" Sure."He then began to show him the different parts of the engine, explaining what each did and how it worked. He was easy to understand and, at least from his point of view being a novice, was very thorough. It was fascinating and seemed to. She had to be careful not to eat anything unless she had her food scanner on hand, what was safe by Krell standards might not be safe for a human to consume.The Krell had remarkably effective immune systems that seemed to make them almost impervious to disease and sickness, much like the crocodiles of Earth. They could even lose a limb and be relatively none the worse for wear, even in their native environment infections must be rare. Not so with Lena, but she had brought medical equipment for.