Flashback ( PDFDrive )

Sophie’s gaze darted back to Silveny, and her stomach twisted when
she saw that Tarina was right. Silveny was making tiny movements—
mostly leg twitches and tail flicks. But it was only a matter of time
before she’d be thrashing again. Sophie had seen enough human
movies and TV shows to know how messy and painful birth could be.
And to think that at the end of it, instead of getting to nuzzle her new
babies, Silveny would have to face the overwhelming grief of knowing
they were gone . . .
“You’re sure you can save them?” she whispered in Trollish.
Tarina sighed. “I suppose it wouldn’t be fair of me to make a
guarantee, since what I’m offering has obviously never been tested on
anything beyond my own species. But it should work. And it’s the best
chance you have.”
The only chance.
And didn’t Silveny deserve it?
The Council might even agree, given how much they cared about
the Timeline to Extinction—not that Sophie could tell them what she
was doing.
She wished Mr. Forkle was there to weigh in with his opinions—or
that he’d at least gotten back to her with the results of his research.
This was all happening too fast.
She couldn’t do it on her own.
And maybe she didn’t have to.
Her focus shifted back to Fitz, who now had a deep crinkle between
his eyebrows. She could tell he wasn’t telepathically eavesdropping—
but he clearly wanted to be.
Trust me, she transmitted to him, before glancing back at Tarina.
“The thing you need to understand,” she said in Trollish, “is that it