barked Scortius. “This stuff’s here to keep you alive. You need to keep on top of it!” “Erm…” Varro looked blankly at the bag. Scortius reached down and swiped it out of his hand. “Every morning as you start your day’s activity. It’s very strong. If you take it and then lie around for a long time the medicine will only affect a small part of your system, but will over-medicate and you risk bringing on a whole slew of new problems. You need to be exercising once you’ve taken it so that the stuff gets pumped round your entire body. Only that way will it get everywhere it needs to be at the right concentration.” Varro nodded unhappily. “And…” the doctor went on, “if things get truly unbearable, and I mean unbearable, not if ‘it hurts’, you take a second dose sometime in the evening. And then you need to spend at least an hour doing enough to make your heart pump it round.” Varro nodded again. “And the third?” he enquired. “You’ve not told me that yet.”
