Kaira lay on the medical bed, devices hooked up to her. Allowing the examination to take place, but knowing it wouldn’t make any difference. The doctor… Dav, he’d reminded her was his name, had been staring at the readouts on the screen for minutes. Finally he shook his head.
“You’re right, Kaira. This is well outside of my area of expertise. These devices… I’ve never seen anything like them.”
“Thank you for trying,” said Kaira softly. “I didn’t think you’d be able to cure me. I’m not sure anyone can.”
“Well… while I might not be able to cure you, I can give you something that will stop what they’re doing from being so painful. For a while at least. I’ll keep working on understanding how they work and how they’re attacking you so that I can keep easing symptoms. Once we’re saf
