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plan, was it?
    Sara looked over at Roget finally, when they got to rest by a small fire in the center of a tiny town. Waving she got him to walk to her. He hobbled barely making it. They were all like that now though. Her feet were killing her, but she didn't heal herself, since the obvious pain was part of why everyone was listening to them, she thought. It was a sacrifice, and people here responded well to that kind of thing.
    "We need to get more saints in. Do you think that Harmony has enough to get things started?" She meant people from Tellerand, who were actual saints, but he smiled slowly, and gave a nod.
    Then he spoke, his voice nearly cheery.
    "Yes! The people of the Moon shall come and make sure that all eat! I can..." Then he stopped and shook his head a little. "I was going to say that I could call on the Queen there, but she's much too far above my own station. I wouldn't be heard, would I? Perhaps if I summon up the post mistress, she could talk to those who could start something into motion?"
    It was a plan, but Sara could see it going wrong in a half dozen ways. The simple thing to do though was to get in touch with Terry first. It was his land after all. Then Tiera. Pulling out her communications device, she tapped out the boy's name first, wondering what time it was up there. It didn't take long for her to find out. It was school time.
    "Terrance Baker. I'm in class at the moment, can I speak with you later?"
    There was a murmur that sounded like an adult woman was about to come and paddle him for being disruptive. Sara grinned, since that wouldn't be happening. Still, he could be scolded for it.
    "Sorry for the interruption Terry. This is Sara Debri, in Tellerand? We need several thousand people that can work food devices to come and help out here. Not enough of the people can do it. Oh... That begging and humbling myself thing worked pretty well. The people of Tellerand have accepted that this is a miracle from the All High. Which it is , of course. I'll let you get back to class. You can set that up after you get out? I'll get with Tiera and... Um, Tim, probably, and see if we can't get that going earlier than that." The voice of the teacher, if that's who it was, had gone silent.
    After a moment, Terry cleared his throat. He was young, and sounded it, but clever enough.
    "That's a good plan. I'll get right on that, as soon as I can. I'm sure that everyone will be willing to help." He didn't really sound that way. Probably because the people of his new land were well known for making a pain out of themselves.
    "Debri out." She disconnected, so that Terry wouldn't try and go into a ten minute easing of the conversation, and be in even more trouble than he was going to be. It was a rude, and slightly military, way of ending a conversation on one of the communication devices, but it was effective, so she used it.
    Then, as if she had a right to do that kind of thing, she tapped the sigil code that would get her in touch with Queen Tiera directly. If the woman hadn't taken to having a secretary handle that kind of thing for her yet.
    "Tiera here. Go." She sounded a bit worn and tired.
    Enough so that Sara forgave the curtness of the words. Given that the young woman hardly needed to sleep, and was a lot stronger than most people would have imagined, that was telling as to how hard her life was at the moment.
    "Sara Debri here. Calling from Tellerand? We need people that can work the... miracle food devices sent by the All High. They'll need to be willing to pray as they make food for people." It wasn't exactly subtle of her, but people were listening, and Roget at least could speak some Noram Standard. It wasn't impossible that some of the others in their new, but growing, parade of ashes could as well. They had schools, after all.
    There was silence for a few moments, then Tiera made a sound that seemed a bit grumpy.
    "Eh. Right. I'll get the word out. We should be able to have people ready as soon as you