"That's right. You should be just fine if you hold someone's hand for a few minutes every day." There was more to it than that, of course, but telling him to be more cautious was safer. She didn't want to see any children hurt because of the decisions of those who brought them there.

"They've said this city hasn't been working very well, and that it's been in danger of collapsing because they cannot make the power to restore it themselves. That's why they've brought us in."