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introduction.
    “This
is Tuman,” the doctor said, rising to his feet.  “He’s an in-law of yours.”
    “Rekah’s
father,” she said, the fire having died from her voice.  “I see the resemblance. 
There’s some ibuprofen in the bathroom.  Would you get me some please, Jerry? 
And an ice pack?”
    “I
can mix you up a tincture with white willow bark.”
    “No,”
she snapped.  “Just get me some pills.”
    She
turned back to me when the doctor had left the room.  “You’re the guy with the
fish stand, the one who always wants the tuna sandwiches.”
    “Ay
yah.  You make delicious sandwiches.  The grocer will sorely miss you.”
    She
closed her eyes and swallowed the pills the doctor handed her whilst I went to
the kitchen and made up the ice pack.  “Were you spying on me?”
    “I
have lived here twenty-five years longer than you have.”
    She
nodded.  “But you called them?”
    “Of
course,” I replied and went to the window to look out.  There were people far
down the beach near the town though they appeared to be moving in this
direction.  News travels fast in small villages where excitement is rare, and
tourists are plentiful.
    “Why?”
she asked.  “Why would you turn me in when you don’t want to go back there
yourself?”
    “Someone
has to stop him from invading Rozari.  Better you than me,” I said.  “I
couldn’t stop him anyway.  He never listened to me.”
    “He
never listened to me either,” she replied.  “My influence on him is overrated.”
    “You
need to try,” the doctor said. 
    She
studied the doctor’s hairy face. 
    “Why
are you here, Jerry?”
    “I
went looking for something,” the doctor shrugged, “And, I was on a path, and
the path turned and I didn’t like it, so I turned around and went on another
path and here I am.”
    “I
haven’t a clue what you just said,” the lady responded, her brow furrowing.
    “I
didn’t understand it the first time I heard it,” I remarked.  “I don’t
understand it now either.”
    “Are
you coming back with me?”  She asked the both of us. 
    I
nodded.  It was time after all for me to go home.  Moreover, if I left now, I
could avoid carving up the octopus.
    “I’m
going to stay here awhile longer,” the doctor replied.  “If you show up after
all this time with me, I’m liable to be executed even though all I did was sew
up your arm.”
    “No,
Jerry.  I won’t let that happen,” the lady insisted.
    “I’m
not about to risk it.  Furthermore, I kind of like it here.  The other day, I
was meditating, and I realized that I’ve spent practically my entire adult life
chasing after something I was never going to catch.  Right now, I’m just going
to settle down, stop running and plod along this path to see where it takes
me.”
    “Good
thinking,” I said.
    “This
town needs a good doctor like you,” the lady said.
    “Yeah. 
I probably should add a little bit of conventional medicine to my practice
too.  Sometimes, things like sealant and ibuprofen are kind of useful.”
    “Thanks
again, Jerry,” she said and reached up to kiss the doctor’s forehead, which was
about the only place on his face that was not covered in hair.
    “Thank
you, Goldie,” he replied.  “You can repeat the ibuprofen every six hours as
needed.  Once you get picked up by the Empire, have somebody take out my
stitches and redo the wound with sealant otherwise you’ll end up with a nasty
scar.”
    “I
am already well scarred,” the lady replied and then turned to me.  “Tuman?  If
you’ve got a cell, will you please call Thad and order us a spaceplane?”
    “Of
course, Madame,” I replied as a knock sounded on the door.  I stood up to admit
in the Imperial Guardsmen.

 
     
     
    Chapter 13
    Caroline
     
    “Hey,
where's Taner?” the guy said.
    “Lord
Taner is busy now,” I replied.  “Who is calling, please?”
    “Thad
Mattson.  I need to talk to him, him or Berkan.  Are they around or