“Yes, my love.” Bytra nodded. “And there’s also Lith with us, remember?”
“Hi, Big Sis.” Lith waved his hand.
“I’m sorry. I don’t know what’s gotten into me.” Zoreth’s mind was back into the light of the Infirmary, but she could feel the darkness of Raum’s vivisection room pulling at her.
“Don’t worry about that.” Baba Yaga shook her head and conjured her tools again. “I need you to stay calm, or there’s nothing I can do.”
“I don’t know if I can.” Zoreth gurgled, her tears mixing with the life support fluid. “I can barely stare at those things without freaking out from this distance.”
“Then close your eyes.” Bytra said. “Close your eyes and only listen to my voice.”
Zoreth moved her eyes from the constructs to her wife, torn between trust and fear.
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