Watching the reactions that the others have toward Mac Dierty's offer, Kellus realizes that they're a lot closer to her temperament-wise than she had thought; very cautious, and very much preferring their privacy.  At the same time, she can tell that Mac Dierty is truly motivated by caring for his granddaughter, rather than something more malicious.  At the same time, his timing means that he's been planning this for some time now, waiting for when he thought they would be more likely to take him up on his offer.<br/><br/>Moving up behind Arkain, she bends down, putting one hand on her arm while he heals her.  Although her coloration noticeably improves, she doesn't wake.  Frowning, her form blurs and the translucent outline of her spirit pulls away, placing both hands against her temples as she starts looking deeper for what sort of disease is eating away at her.  The answer comes quickly, but it isn't one that she was looking to find.<br/><br/>"He doesn't have much of a choice, Tamara."  Kellus' body straightens up, turning to Mac Dierty while her spirit continues to study Lily.  "I've seen this disease only once before, but it's a virulent one, as I'm sure you know by now.  Normal magical healing is all but useless; even healers like Arkain and myself can do little more than treat the symptoms.  Even then, with our combined efforts I don't think that Arkain and I could keep her alive for much more than a month, perhaps two.  Without us, she's going to be gone by the end of the week.  Her only hope is the kind of complete genetic rewrite that we could provide, and without Arkain's healing beforehand, she won't survive even that."<br/><br/>"That being said, this is her choice, as Tamara said.  It isn't something that you can force someone to do, no matter how beneficial it may be for her.  Fortunately, we can help her enough to give her the chance to let her tell us what she thinks."  Looking back at Lily, Kellus' spirit takes her hand and gently pulls until a similar-looking silvery image of her slides free.  Without Arkain's healing, she wouldn't have survived even this much, but between his talents and hers it was just barely possible.  She is still going to need the full healing that Arkain mentioned, but this will at least allow her to voice her opinion beforehand.<br/><br/>"So then.  You know the options presented.  I will give your grandfather what he wishes, but only if it what you wish as well.  This is your choice, and yours alone.  I will warn you though, coming with us even for the time this will require is not without danger.  Chimera will not stop pursuing us, and there are others besides them who wish us ill.  Still, your grandfather was right in saying that this is your last chance."