Second Rise of the Elwood Family [II]

"Are you ready for your evolution?" he asked once they were alone, his tone shifting from one of a 'leader' to that of a friend.

"Well, I won't know until it happens," Asclepius replied. Although she always put up a strong front, Lucius could tell she was a little nervous.

And he couldn't blame her.

She would be the first non-leafling creature to try and evolve, and it went without saying that it wasn't completely certain it would go smoothly. As much as everyone took Lucius's words as fact, Hannibal and Asclepius in particular had the burden of 'higher thought' and obviously had their reservations.

"If things start going bad, I'll stop the process. I was considering adding the characteristics of one of the genomes in my library to your evolution, but perhaps we should play it safer," Lucius replied.

"Genome library?" Asclepius asked, her facial expressions betraying a mix between fear and uncertainty.