Beautiful. That Aeryn can make the decisions she has to, that she's learned with Anix what John knew so long ago - your child is worth the universe, worth the love of your life, worth death. And she still is able to give this gift of time and love to John, even knowing that she may have to kill him or use him later.

The anticipation of further hurt is building up chapter by chapter, but I don't want to stop reading at any point.