You'll prob'ly want to start for Burnt Woods tomorrow. He saw two army packs with guns lying on them, submachine guns. Perhaps Lord Beniker will be willing;certainly the authority is his. And General Belser, who'd earlier directed a doggeddefense and hard-fighting withdrawal, had not suggested any furthermilitary actions, although the president had prodded him.
Get out and change seats. They'll require Experts, which we're short of. There were rowboats with fisherman, and occasionaldownstream rafts with goods piled on them, guided by T'swa at longsweeps. There was a wooden causeway to the islet, giving quick access.
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