"Hi." he murmured softly, slowly extending his hand out to the mother. "See? I just want to make things better for you, sweetie. You and your kids...one of the guys said he'll take you and one of your babies. Give you a good life." The mother stared at him, then sniffed warily. "I think," Dilan said in the same voice, "that given a couple hours I can get her into the box."

Braig wandered over next to Aya and smiled, "Well, of course she'd do that."