Baze clutches her shoulders, drawing her back so she's forced to look at him in the eyes. "We are not the guards," he says, just shy of vehement. "We are your dads. And we will never hurt you."

If he has to repeat that a thousand times, he will. He wants her to understand the depth of their love for her. Hurting her doesn't even come into the equation.

"I'll ask him later--he's knocked out, now. Janeth gave him a powerful sedative."