Chapter 14“Poor devil,” said Taithur, gazing down at the body in front of him. In the subdued lighting of the quarantine unit his face looked drawn and tired.
He glanced again at the preliminary medical report and then turned to Andreas, the duty Medical Officer who had come down with him from the Rithid.
“So much for quarantine,” he said grimly. “It’s one aspect we didn’t give as much thought to as we should have done.”
Andreas nodded his head slightly. “It’s not usually a problem,” he said. “There was no reason we should have. In any event it wouldn’t have prevented this.”
Taithur looked doubtful. This time Andreas shook his head. “No,” he said firmly. “The camp Medical unit did everything they could. The man was simply beyond all help.” He reached out to the control panel and increa
