Just to move down the hallway at a normal pace was better than being carefully herded by a nurse. He kepts his strides even, feeling carefully for any strain in his leg muscles. So far so good. "Well, if the kidnappers consider society to be male-dominated, I can see why they'd choose more males."

He waved his fingers dismissively back toward his room. "That young man seemed more puzzled than I am. Newer perhaps? That seems unlikely but possible. He never said so clearly, but I believe he thought I was someone or something else."

"Do the people you've met seem to be leaders or rulers from their homes?"