Social Conundrums, Part VI
By Renee Hughes O nce they reached the Rzerth's home, Gershom felt as conflicted and confused as ever. Talking to Hannah hadn't helped, but he guessed deep down he should have known it wouldn't. He really had only two choices accept or fight. There wasn't a third option . H annah then turned towards him. "I am going into the burrow. The first symptoms of the disease should start in the next few hours unless these Rzerth have a natural immunity to it." "How likely is that?" He couldn't help asking. Even in the midst of his dilemma, he found her study of the Rzerth's predicament interesting. Hannah's excess legs were sucked back into her body as she stood. "I haven't found any yet and so far I have observed 20 separate Rzerth packs die from this illness." It was disheartening but the Rzerth were a numerous lot and 20 packs was barely 5 percent of the population. "I hope this one proves to be resilient,&q