The next morning, he had Tulan, Jonathan, Carter, Jawar and Mom gathered around the dining table. These were the people he was starting to think of as his brain trust, and they were who he usually brought his problems to. Before they could get started, he decided it was time to take Carter to the inside. He didn’t know if what was happening was connected to him or not, but to give the right advice, he had to understand what was happening.
We went through step by step everything they knew to that point. When they were done, Carter sat back and let out a long puff of air.
“I knew you weren’t ordinary, but there was no way I would have guessed all that. And you say the only way you ‘change’ people is by mixing in some of your blood?”
“Yes, they get sick the next day or so as their body adj
