Falling Angels
Copyright© 2020 by Charm Brights
Chapter 15: Solutions
On their way back the pair discussed what to say to the visitor, “All the animals you want, but people will be difficult, seems to be the line to take, though he didn’t commit to that,” was Huw’s proposal, “so once again we have to rely on our own judgement. Which also raises the question of how long they will stay with us, and hence how long the politicians can debate the topic and waffle.”
This was not a problem for the visitor as he was prepared to stay as long as it took, within the limits of his internal decay, which he explained as rust and the like. Huw, on the other hand, wanted rid of their visitor as soon as possible, since he fully intended to retire then.
“Could we... ?” Bronwen started tentatively, then contradicted herself, “No, I suppose not, sir.”
“What?” asked Huw, “Go ahead and suggest anything you want. You and I are the only experts in this field in the world just now.”
“Well, all right, sir. Could we offer to go with them?”
“That is a thought. I’ll ask the powers that be and they will say, of course, that we can’t, but their reasons might be interesting, or even just possibly convincing,” Huw said.
Sure enough the request was turned down, and the reason given was that they would not be able to survive in the future on psychological grounds; it was felt that lifelong in almost solitary confinement would be too great a problem.
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