It was like he wanted to warn her, or to make her understand the danger that they posed. Possibly so that she wouldn't go close to them. Or he was still trying to warn himself.

Issa's stomach coiled, a hard knot of cold fear. There was no longer compassion in her. Not now. Not since what he had seen. She couldn't allow it. She couldn't allow Val to hear this. She couldn't allow another ear to hear it. Nobody should know the truth about her children. Never!

She imagined what it would look like ...