Eighteen
The Blue Moon
One characteristic of the Mugulubu which Tile had come to admire so much was their communal spirit. They had a sense of community which Tile wished the humans could learn from. As much as they had several dull qualities one wouldn’t wish for, their communal bond was quite admirable. They operated mostly in groups and knew themselves quite well in such groups. In this Cretѐ, the entire population appeared to be about ten thousand thereabouts. Although most of the inhabitants never came outside and stayed mostly indoors except when occasion demanded, the principal staff and public servants were often abroad. Since Tile’s arrival however, Boju had been the first principal staff to die. It was on the following day, which was scheduled for his interment that Tile indeed
