As Carl arrived home, flanked by Kyubi, he looked back and wrapped his arms around her. "I'm sorry, I didn't realise what I was doing back there. I nearly killed him without thinking or hesitating, just for asking a reasonable question."
"I know, Carl. I know. I'll go check on the Ki-ko and Raziel, you take a break and catch up with your mums."
"Kyubi... How do I tell them?" Carl didn't sob, or even lose his breath, but Kyubi felt tears fall. "How do I tell them Sis is gone, that the girl they immediately accepted as family likely won't be back in Mum Alisha's lifetime."
"You tell them to record it all, so she can read it or hear it when she wakes up. Now I need to be the bad guy because I know what you're thinking. Under no circumstances do you try to get Mobius to speed up the process." In truth, it was just a hunch she had when Carl tried to immediately continue, but the moment he went rigid she had confirmation.
