231 Precious One

ELIA

She felt ill. The look on Reth's face—worry mingled with determination, mingled with fear. He was frightened for her, but he could smell his desperation to keep her calm.

"Tell me," she said, swallowing hard. "Don't leave anything out. I need to know so I can prepare and know what to look for when I get there. Tell me what the problems are, and if you have any clues, how to solve them."

Reth's brow pinched. "That's the problem, Elia, we don't have the answers. That's why it's so important to go speak with the Guardians and see if they do."

"I believe… there are tools in your world that might find out if the baby is… not fully human?" Aymora asked carefully.

"Yes, but unless one of your Guardians knows how to use an ultrasound, I would have to go to a doctor and if they did see something abnormal it would all be recorded and… I don't think that's what we want?"