"I came to see if you needed anything for the coming winter." We are quite capable of looking after ourselves and need no help from outsiders. Especia...ly ones who are friendly from the men of the west." Cedric is not from the west. He and his people now live in our village and mix freely with some of your own people. They share the work and help one another. Why do you want to isolate yourself from all others?" It is our way and want no interference," he snapped.It was obvious that they didn't. I wasn't dead. I looked through it carefully to see if there was any provision for temporary disablement. There wasn't. The death clause provided for payment if Clare or I died within a year and a day of an accident on public transport. If I was still alive on 1st November there would be no claim. I had no intention of dying in the next couple of weeks so I put the policy back into the envelope and under Nurse Jones' diary.I locked the drawer, logged on to my computer and checked the progress. ." I put my hand to her mouth."The day is over, honey. Relax. You've got the next 4 days off, remember."She smiled and pulled my hand down. "How could I forget. We're gonna have ourselves a little vacation." A very little vacation" I told her. "I need to go in to work tomorrow morning." What?! Why?" Because that asshole Craig is still out of town and he won't be back until late tomorrow afternoon. And I'm the only one who can come in for him." Can't anyone else do it?" she pleaded."Nope, and. The word fire was followed instantly by a prolonged flash of intense light. It was so intense that I saw it even facing away from it, with my eyes closed and my face buried in my pack. It was that intense. It was instantly followed by a blast of heat that evaporated all of the sweat and moisture from my clothing and body. When I looked up, I saw dried vegetation was on fire as far as a hundred feet and more back in the jungle. There was no more firing coming from the grass of the savanna, which.