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"Yes, of course," said Quinn dryly "But with Michael you conceived the child "
"Yes," said Mona "The child that they took away from me "
"It was giving birth to the Wo sickness, and the sickness wouldn't stop "
"Yes," Mona answered "At first we didn't knoas happening It caood is it now to talk about these things? Rowan dug up the remains
beneath the tree because she was trying to find soht help me At least in part that was the reason But it doesn't matter now What do we do?"
"But ere the creatures buried beneath the tree?" I asked "Michael called them Emaleth and Lasher "
"Those are their secrets," Mona insisted "Look, I escaped it all, on account of you, both of you But there's no escape for Rowan, is there? Except Mayfair Medical Except project after project No But I have to demand the truth from her Did she try to find my child or not? Did she lie?"
"Why would she lie?" Quinn asked "What would have been her motive? Don't you see, Mona, Lestat and I can't cos unless you tell us what they mean "
Mona's face grew dark She was so pretty that it couldn't look sour, no hts "I don't know," she said, tossing her hair "I just had the feeling soet one of themthe mutation, the other speciesshe'd lock them up in Mayfair Medical until she'd run every test she could to see what their flesh or their breast s "
"The other species?" I asked
She sighed
"Their breast milk in particular, it had curative properties I used to lie there in the dark and i It was a fantasy Roould force drinks on hter was mixed in it It's all wrapped up in what the mutation is But it doesn't matter now What does et the truth frohter myself "
"You still want to find her?" Quinn repeated, as if he hadn't really understood "Even now, after what's happened to you?"
"Yes," said Mona "Especially now I'an, don't you see? Morrigan will live for centuries and so will I! That is-if Rowan's been telling the truth all these years, if she doesn't knohere hter's really still alive"
"Another species," I said, "not really a row to maturity soon after birth "