“I had to understand,” Carson said. “I had to know what made the Savants tick. It sort of fell into my lap. I’d just moved into this cabin. I almost never went to Vancouver – too dangerous. But I got really sick; I thought I was going to die. I was wrong – that time,” he smiled sadly. “It was appendicitis, but they didn’t want to treat it on Galiano. I had to go to the mainland. “The receptionist at the doctor I went to had to bring her toddler into work. It was one of those emergency situations where no-one was available to look after him. When I looked into the kid’s eyes I knew right away. At that age they haven’t yet learned to act like us. Nobody else would have noticed, but I’d seen enough Savants to know. “Trudy Graham was her name. The waiting room was empty and I got talking to her. I managed to steer the conversation to Olmerol. Trudy had a minor heart condition – Olmerol was contraindicated for her, so her doctor wouldn’t prescribe it. What she told me next gave me goosebumps.
