Chapter Nine
Winston Churchill
“Affluent meat-eating saps a man quicker than bloodletting.”—Manifesto the Great
It was a comment that would change everything, a comment that would set Beryl on a course that she would call her destiny.
It was like a light went on . . .
As the prodigy talked of a turning wheel creating energy, Beryl’s mind sparked into action. Harnessing.
“Whip me up a bike,” she said.
“Does it not need a circuit track?” said Jester.
“I not talking of racing—I’m talking of stationary, connections and, well, harnessing.”
Mex, mid kicking, stopped.
“Harnessing . . . is that not what they did with women—years ago?”
“Harnessing can apply to many things,” Beryl said with a weak smile. “And I was thinking of energy”—she patted the prodigy’s head—“thanks to you.”
“A gym
