"I'm sure a fancy scientist could come up with something," Chiana thinks out loud, but that's really not her area of expertise. She's not a thinker, more of a doer. Always had been. Turns out Nerri's the brain of the two of them, for all that the only job he's been able to keep is with the Resistance.

But she shuts all thoughts of her brother down; she doesn't want to get maudlin. It isn't like her. She takes a sip of her drink, then turns fully towards Kieren and takes a step closer to stand in his personal space, breathing softly against his cheek. "You can feel, right?"