Battle for Earth (2013)
“The signal from Peter’s tracker had vanished, which didn’t help. Meanwhile Clara lay unconscious in sickbay, running a frighteningly high temperature. With Alf and Louise taking it in turns to look after her Johnny felt surplus to requirements, but he couldn’t bear being elsewhere in the ship, not knowing what was going on. He sat out of the way, watching his sister tossing from side to side and listening to her delirious ramblings about the Twyfords, the couple who’d raised her. He wondered wh...at it must have been like to grow up not knowing a thing about your proper family.
It was several hours before her fever began to ease and she opened her eyes. Louise was mopping her forehead, but Clara called her brother over to the bedside. Her eyes appeared darker than normal and a fleeting look of desperation flickered across her face.
“What went wrong?” she asked.
“It was when you tried folding,” said Johnny. “You passed out.”
“You’re saying I can’t control my folds?”MoreLess
It was several hours before her fever began to ease and she opened her eyes. Louise was mopping her forehead, but Clara called her brother over to the bedside. Her eyes appeared darker than normal and a fleeting look of desperation flickered across her face.
“What went wrong?” she asked.
“It was when you tried folding,” said Johnny. “You passed out.”
“You’re saying I can’t control my folds?”MoreLess
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