There were no
Mothers, no surviving Mothers, only the memories of them
?You have thatpotential? ? Jared asked stiffly
I knew the others were listeningEven Doc had paused in the act of putting his ear to Kyle's
chest
I didn't answer his question?We're? a little like your hives of bees, or your antsMany, many
sexless members of the family, and then the queen??
?Queen?? Wes repeated, looking at me with a strange expressionBut there is only one Mother for every five, ten thousand of my kindThere's no http://www.enluxury.com/category_20_Miu-Miu_1.html" target="_blank hard-and-fast rule
?How many drones?? Wes wondered
?Oh, no?there aren't dronesNo, I told you, it's simpler than that
They waited for me to explainI shouldn't have brought this upI didn't want to
talk about it anymoreWas it really such a big thing to have Jared call me ?it??
They still waitedI frowned, but then I spokeEvery?
cell, I guess you could call it, though our structure isn't the same as yours, becomes a new soul
Each new soul has a little of the Mother's memory, a piece of her that remains
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I shrugged
The eyes that I could see widened, looked a little wilderI tried not to feel hurt when Wes
cringed away from me
Doc whistled under his breathHe was the only one who was still interested in continuing
Aaron and Andy had wary, disturbed expressions on their facesThey'd never heard me teach
beforeNever heard me speak so much
?When does that happen? Is there a catalyst?? Doc askedA voluntary choice,? I told him?It's the only way we ever willingly choose to
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?You could choose now, to divide all your cells, just like that??
?Not quite just like that, but yes
?Is it complicated??
?The decision isThe process is? painful
?Painful??
Why should that have surprised him so? Wasn't it the same for his kind?
Men
?Excruciating,? I told him?We all remember how it was for our Mothers
Doc was stroking his chin, entranced?I wonder what the evolutionary track would be? to
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?Altruism,? Wes murmured
I closed my eyes, wishing my mouth had stayed closedWas I just tired or was it my
head wound?
?Oh,? Doc muttered?You've slept even less than I have, haven't you, Wanda? We should let
you get some rest
?'M fine,? I mumbled, but I didn't open my eyes
?That's just great,? someone said under his breath?We've got a bloodyqueen mother alien
living with usShe could blow into a million new buggers at any moment
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