We'll watch things 'til you are up again." Alan nodded as Helga moved off and out of his mind. Alan was starting to relax when a sudden thought occurr...ed to him. Helga had entered his mind easily, she was developing faster than he thought she would. He'd have to clamp down on his thoughts more before she stumbled across his past. It was about twelve hours later that Alan awoke feeling as if he'd not eaten in a week. Reaching out Alan started to panic when he couldn't feel anyone. Relaxing a bit. The hoof marks and the rubbing on the nearby tree were clues, as was the horsehair still snagged on the bark where the mare had rubbed herself."The little bastard has got a horse! Shit we'll never catch up with him if he's riding!"A few miles further on they crossed some wet sandy soil and the tracks showed that David was actually walking beside the horse. They guessed that the other boy must be using the animal as a pack-horse and the knowledge that he too was on foot encouraged them to pick. . MY ... GOD.They were blocky with just a slight softening around the edges. They had faces like rabid bulldogs, long arms with very long, gnarly fingers and little beady eyes set deep in their skulls. They stood about 5’6” tall, but probably weighed over 250Lbs.They gave a whole new meaning to the term ‘thunder thighs’ and ‘clubbed’ feet!Thankfully they had no idea I was there and were screaming at each other trying to figure out what was going on. I smiled to myself, as I understood every. Still the box design can easily be fitted and we’d at least be bringing something to a battle.”“At the moment it’s a case of every little helps,” Tret replied. “Nevertheless, thank you.”“No, thank you,” Elloson replied sincerely.It was a great party as we, our medical group and the Regiment, celebrated our successes and losses. We even invited some of the locals to join in and gradually got to know them, even if the pause for AI translation was occasionally irritating.“I still don’t understand.