Uriel couldn't help but stare. Ryan's blood was as red as any humans, but it was pulsing with Sylvatier's blessing. She'd never seen anything like it. Perhaps this strange potential for interbreeding alone would convince the council to preserve their planet. Most of the dominant races could interbreed. It was generally accepted as a sign that they were around the same stage of evolution and thus, similarly advanced. Humans were weak and foolish, but perhaps there was something buried in their DNA that would make them valuable.<br/><br/><span style="color: #BF80FF"><span style="font-style: italic">"You aren't dead yet,"</span></span>Uriel chided him. He had lost a lot of blood, though. She'd already given him some of hers. Should she bandage the wounds?<br/><br/>In another moment, she heard Rhofel and Velneir fussing, and then Anak was beside her. Her wounded companion reached down and gripped Ryan's cheeks so his mouth was forced open. He held his bleeding antenna over the orifice and let pulsing, sky-blue blood drip in.<br/><br/><span style="color: #BF80FF"><span style="font-style: italic">"Anak,"</span></span>she said, starting to protest. He interrupted her.<span style="color: #8080FF"><span style="font-style: italic">"We're the same gender, so my blood shouldn't have much effect on him,"</span></span>he said stoically.<span style="color: #8080FF"><span style="font-style: italic">"Anyway, it seems like he's compatible with our blood, maybe I can make up for some of what he lost."</span></span><br/><br/>Uriel furrowed her brow. Indigo blood was stronger. It could carry stronger sound-waves for longer and transport more oxygen and wastes. It had stronger healing properties as well. But there was a nasty rumor that surrounded people like Anak. Most Vortians were born as twins, but indigo's were always only children. Some said they got their extra blessing from Sylvatier by devouring their sibling in the womb. Nobody wanted to try and disprove it in case it was true. That would set the precedent that cannibalism lead to an increase in power. An outbreak of that kind of idea could be disastrous. For a similar reason, they typically didn't mix more than two Vortians' blood together. Ryan was only half-Vortian, but it still made Uriel uncomfortable.<br/><br/>Still, she had to admit that he was right. His blood would probably help stabilize Ryan. They stayed like that until Anak's wound sealed with raw flesh and stopped bleeding.<br/><br/><span style="color: #BF80FF"><span style="font-style: italic">"You're going to be alright,"</span></span>Uriel said, running a hand through the human's hair.