Our biggest problem was that our medical services were stretched thin and there was nothing I could do about it. While most of our troops had been kil...ed instantly, a few had been injured by ricochets and by flying brick and glass that had struck them when a robot's shots had been just sprayed. In addition to these men, there were several ex-slaves who had been injured in the same manner. That number also included people like Dork. I had a couple of soldiers drag him down to the medical centre. "With that the girl disappeared into the office behind reception.Elias shrugged his shoulders and said, "Oh, dear. Shall we look round the village then?"They went out on to the street just as someone rode past in a horse drawn vehicle somewhat larger than a trap, pulled by a beautiful pair of greys. In the passenger seats behind the driver were two girls and a boy, all in their late teens and obviously brother and sisters. In fact the two girls looked virtually identical, and the three. It isn't important -- not to worry." What of the boats then?" I expect he's getting paid enough to lose ten times the three that will be at risk. He's asked us to set them loose," Gesand said.After dark they landed on the other shore of the river, and they made camp up a bit on a bench along the shore. They were up at first light and traveled fast; long before the sun was overhead they were beneath ground once again.When they stopped in the Hall of the Mountain King, Jotan asked Bridgette how. One day your instant and total obedience might be life-or-death important. Mark's already been in one of those situations and more could happen, especially when he becomes famous. There's a reason one of the vows is to sacrifice your life to save Mark's if necessary."Carol contritely begged, "I'm VERY sorry, Julia. I didn't think about what I was saying..." I know, sweetie. I'm not really telling you off for what you did, because you didn't say much anyway. It was just too good an opportunity.