"I realized that I was protecting more than that, then too. During the time I was pregnant, I started to feel the baby more and more." She paused, as if trying to find the words. "I can’t explain, but it was like she was kicking and twisting and turning just to let me know she was there. It was the only way she had of getting my attention, of communicating with me. I knew she was ours. Mine. But I didn’t know how I was going to keep her. That became my whole purpose in life. And now that I’m gone, Jack, know for chiptruth that I didn’t give Emma to those drekkers. No matter what they say."