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were still experimenting with the idea of inoculations. We often reused the needles, and I’m afraid to say that sharing a needle between the two at some point may have done it.”
    He looked back at Lena, who sat in silence trying to take it all in. He had been exposed through his wife? He had commented once that Lena reminded him of his wife; no wonder he’d seemed to hate her so much. It might have been motive enough to set the fire that killed her, but if that was the case, then where were her ashes? Daray was a compulsive collector, and if he had access to having them he would have had them on display with the rest. Or maybe, if he hated her that much, he would have gotten rid of her altogether…?
    “You’re sure he got it from Olesia?” Lena asked.
    “Absolutely not.” The doctor said without pausing. “There are other possibilities.”
    Lena looked back up at Doctor Evans, who had been watching her in quiet contemplation. Lena gave him a small smile. “I’m sorry, it’s just that I never knew a whole lot about this side of my family, and I guess it’s interesting to me. I wish I had more family to know.”
    Doctor Evans smiled back, and then sighed. He grabbed a folder from behind him, flipped it open, and then started marking things down as he checked Devin’s vital signs. He went to lift the blanket, presumably to check Devin’s staples and stitches, and paused. “You might want to step out for this…”
    Lena stepped outside the curtain and looked around at the richly adorned room while she waited for the doctor to call her back in. Moments later, however, he stepped out with her; once again, he was all smiles and professionalism.
    “He’s going to need some rest, so I suggest we leave him alone until he’s more awake and aware. I’ll keep you updated, if you like, and we can come up together again tomorrow?”
    “Thank you, that would be excellent. And of course, thank you for bringing to my attention your concerns regarding Silenti with human immune systems. I believe I would like to fund your efforts, if you decide to research the subject further.” Lena compulsively stuck out her hand, and the doctor shook it; he allowed his grasp to linger for just a moment, and then brought his other hand up to cover hers completely.
    “Miss Collins, I wonder if you might be able to keep one more secret?” He leaned in towards her, his kindly old eyes holding a slight touch of mischievousness. “One that most definitely might fall under doctor-patient confidentiality?”
    Lena looked him up and down, and then gave him a nod. He gestured for her to follow him to a computer stationed on a desk across the room, and after searching through a date book, he jotted something down on a slip of paper and handed it to her. Lena studied it momentarily; it was a street address in South Carolina. She looked back up at the doctor. “What’s this?”
    “Um…well.” He scratched his head, squinted his eyes shut, and then looked back at the curtained space across the room. “It’s an address. Olesia asked me once to write to someone, a sister, I suppose, who lived there. But I have no idea if she’s still there. I got the impression that most of her family were as secretive and private as she was, and I don’t think they would take kindly to the Council having hold of this address, if you catch my meaning.”
    Lena raised her eyebrows, and shared a knowing nod with the doctor. Her heart almost skipped a beat; any information about either Pyrallis or Olesia might shed light on what had happened so many years ago, and who Lena really was. “I do. I’ll be sure this stays between us then…doctor-patient confidentiality. Thank you so much.”
    He showed her to the door, and Lena went back down to her room for the night. It was all so confusing; if Doctor Evans had known Pyrallis, the Daray’s son, since he was young, then he most certainly couldn’t have been an imposter who stepped in after the fire. But