I watched Evidias enter the hall. She seemed distracted...even sad. She looked around...nodding in greeting.
"My lady, were the eggs we found Weld?" I asked.
She gave me a small smile, "Yes, Though I'm not sure if their appearance is good or bad. At least we know some have survived." Pausing, sadness returned to her eyes, " I fear for the Otherlings...once we were whole."
Puzzled, I could hear others whispering. "The Weld aren't whole?" "Are the Otherlings Weld?" "How could that be?"
Evidias waited until the room was quiet once more. "
""Do you remember that we fled...
