Gaea had planted its seeds in all of them. They were in Kyr too, she knew they were, putting out shoots that coiled through her the same way Val’s total self-belief and her smugness were twisted through everything she’d ever thought or done. Just because Kyr was looking for it now didn’t mean she’d find it every time. Just because she knew where she’d come from and what she was didn’t mean she was safe from it.
