“So, what happened?” Tom ignored Maggie dozing at the other end of the sofa.
“Faro stayed behind and the youngest pilot, Jeb had managed to keep one of the ships operational and he and the rest of the group began to explore the planet. They wanted to know if other areas were as primitive as the place they had landed. They needed to know if there was any hope of teaching the natives how to use their technology.”
“What happened?”
“Well, it is more or less spelled out in history books although it has been sanitized to exclude the fact that we did not get to where we are today on our own.” Claire gave time a small smile.
“You mentioned before about the number twelve being important in religions, did these aliens bring religion with them as well as technology?”
“No but imagine if you are t
