"But it's possible they wouldn't." Which was exactly what Pepper feared most. Her fiance, her friends--her life was in Luceti. She couldn't lose that. Not again.

"Do they know that someone is working on a cure for my condition?" That the Malnosso themselves helped fuel the effort, through their payment of points in exchange for services rendered. "And you're right. I don't want to hurt anyone. Which is why I'm doing everything I can to get this under control."