Frank said, "He's 'good people.' He and I have hunted together and my wife, Marge, approves of him. Not only does he know plants and can hunt, he's le...el headed and a genuinely nice guy. He had a girl before the Landing and is probably open to a relationship."Nancy said, "What happens, happens. They will have to figure it out though the choices may be few."Frank said, "There may be some age differentiated pairs. Only time will tell how they will work. We are seeing a few developing. He looked exhausted , so was I , enjoyed it thoroughly . A bit shy too, yes , later I felt shy thinking about it . Ketan was standing next to the bed ,his back leaning on the wall , breathing heavily . I got up and moved towards the bathroom , Ketan was observing me closely and as i turned i saw him taking a good look at my panty covered hips . Although I was wearing panties he must have got a good show as the panty was one of those which are made of net material .I felt a bit awkward so i. Mom's death came as a complete surprise. I didn't know she had cancer. She concealed it well from us. My brothers and I did not have a clue that she was even sick. Thinking back, I noted that for the past few months, she did not look very good. I attributed it to stress and the issues with Michael. I felt even worse. I should have noticed.I recall little else of the phone call from Aunt Shannon. When she stated that mom had died, I must have turned very pale. Dad and my brothers noticed and. Their job was to fill the medical glass tubes for our first aid kits, which we would have Derwen sell for us. We sent some kits to Derwen for Hajin's warriors and sent one of the trained medics who was up for an adventure outside of the marsh.Palus was proud to send one of her new healers out into the world. The first healer trained in Juniper Hills left under a sky with swollen clouds on the supply barge. It was an auspicious day, the babies had dropped in Palus's belly and we were launching.