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WE GATHERED UP the last-moment things we needed. Personal items. Medication.
Thayu packed a small bag with her toiletries, which included the capsules she was taking to keep her normally variable Coldi body temperature even, so that the child had a better chance of growing. She smiled at me when she tucked those into the bag. A burst of warmth went through me. Damn, I loved that woman so much.
I added two additional lots of adaptation capsules. One set to keep the temperature down, and one to raise one’s body temperature. I’d been stupid enough to go without the ones I ended up needing a few times. I was taking no more risks. I was going to take all of them, including the ones I thought I would never need.
“Ready?” I asked Thayu, with my hand on the door.
“I think so.” She snorted.
