TWO GEN FARMERS, AFTER hearing Ethan’s suspicions about Garwin and Twyla, had volunteered to guard Garwin’s home and prevent his or Twyla’s escape. As soon as the applause and general celebration at the stadium over the naming of the planet had begun to die down and the crowd began to break up, Ethan left to head straight for the house. He wasn’t sure what he would do when he arrived. He didn’t have any authority to take the two suspected Natural Movement followers into custody—that would be the decision of whoever was elected Leader the next day—but he could keep them under supervision until then.
Cariad had come along with him, as had Strongquist. Faina had excused herself, saying she would return to the Mistral to begin organizing the hand over. Evening was falling as they walked throu
