The foraging party went back out and collected many more of the rose plants. They made a powder out of it, and treated Jarla and Anne. They are both making a remarkable recovery. I am happy about that, and can't wait to see Jarla again. I wasn't allowed anywhere near the sick room, since I'm pregnant. They wouldn't risk anything happening to my unborn child.
Robert finally has allowed himself to sleep. Now the apprentices are overseeing the patients, as their recovery seems certain.
There is something else remarkable that has happened. How it happened, or why, I couldn't say. Perhaps debris floating around the atmosphere, or passing space junk pulled into orbit, I don't know. We still find ourselves standing outside gaping up at the night sky. It appears to be about half the size of the original moon. While it's been evident for a while, we never really took much notice of it, we were too preoccupied with the threat of this new illness. But now, in it's fullness, there is no denying it. Another moon now orbits our planet. It is weird. Strange times have definitely begun.
Christine
