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He wove the right conditions to make it happen, even if her ouldn't have sustained it for whatever reason so many vampire females didn't conceive Cai was able to replace that with his th decrease exponentially, exacerbated by his physical condition

Olive had delivered a beautiful baby girl, healthy as a horse, screas out Her husband had wanted a boy, so soon as Olive was back on her feet, he started beating his wife again for her shortco to know the difference between desperation and hope He just felt her desire for a baby, which, under his ood thing

Olive took the blows to protect her child, but it wasn't enough One night, her husband tossed the kid down the ladder from the hayloft, pissed off when she hid from him The child died

He'd told himself shit like that happened all the time, so there was no verifiable proof that God was any better at deciding who should have a baby than Cai, with his randouided kindness But lesson learned He'd never used it toward another hurew older, that power in hih to learn how to use it, even if he didn't extend his practical applications beyond plants and goats He liked baby goats

It felt almost too easy, too natural, which disturbed hi behind it, if he delved too deep The thought brought an uncoic is hard to quantify and often opens your path to other abilities you didn't know you had

That ease-of-use was part of why he rarely used it That, and it was the reason he'd been taken fro ti mad at his own money because someone stole it and left him penniless

Cai had no idea what the future of this baby would be But he felt the seed take, knehen the rooting was sound and had the right start

As he surfaced, slowly bringing himself back, he found Rand was as pale as a vaht between incredulity and so darker He'd taken that journey with hi him in his mind

"Holy God," the wolf murmured

Dovia had finished her ainst Rand's chest, hiuessed iven her an hour respite, hopefully more, if he could prove to Goddard what had transpired

I don't think you'll have a probley around you, Cai It was al happened

"Good" He turned his head and looked at Goddard "If you'll conant"

Dovia's gaze flew open, her expression shocked Rand ht of Goddard rising to his full height froze her If she could have folded herself into a tenth of her size and hidden in Rand's hand, she would have But she seemed to recall herself as Goddard approached Her backbone stiffened, her face going blank

Inside she was a turle, had to mute it to do what needed to be done He ad She was about as physically and mentally exhausted as it was possible to be She'd been half-asleep before his words had startled her awake

Goddard squatted next to him God, Cai hated that se of honor Because of it, even when Cai stayed in the woods for weeks at a tiestured "Give me your hand"

When the Trad hesitated, Cai scoffed "Believe me, I have as much desire to touch you as a leprous snake Give me your damn hand"

Goddard coaze "It's all right," he said

He laid Goddard's hand on her lower abdomen, molded it there Dovia recoiled, but Rand held her steady, speaking to her in a low, soothing tone The energy Goddard would be feeling ic he'd done, like an electric current passing through Goddard's palm It won a startled expression, then a cruel flash of triuic

"Fuck, I think he did it"

The other va of boots Dovia shrank back, and Rand showed his teeth, hu look and a calht

If they confirm it for themselves, they'll leave her be Treat her far better than they have been Give us some more options

Rand ed to settle himself, with visible effort, but when Brutus looked as if he was going to yank her from Rand's arms forcibly to paw at her, Cai was the one to intervene He stood up and shoved at thehim