Chapter 24The next morning, Lana met us at the dock. I had convinced her to come and see Roqe and make sure he wasn’t harmed.
“All right, Joan, but you can’t make this an everyday thing. People will start to think they can come out and ride the manatees, too.”
“No! We wouldn’t want that.”
“It might seem better if you wore one of the mana-vet tunics.” She reached into her satchel and took out a white vest with a green cross on the back and front with the words Manatee Health in blue. She put one on, too. “If anyone saw you, they’d think you were a medic examining one of the bodies. They’d know you were official.”
“Even when I ride Roqe?”
“Well, we’re going to have to think our way around that.”
“I could slide off him, if I see people or a helicopter.”
“Yes, that would probably be bet
