Daine's grin widens. It was only a little over a year ago that she first showed Alanna's children her shifting ability. Thom had shown a little restraint when confronted with Daine in the shape of a fluffy wolf, but Alan and Aly had all but thrown themselves on her. Fortunately, wolves are sturdy enough creatures to withstand a couple of toddlers (not least of all because Alanna had been laughing too hard to pull her children off in any kind of hurry). It's strange to think that what was only a year ago for her was more like fourteen years ago for her niece, but Aly's curiosity doesn't seem to have lessened at all over the years.

"Deal," Daine agrees. "Anyway, we'll need someone there to stop other folk panicking." The rebels at the base have grown used to her and her animal friends, to the point where most just assume any non-native animal in the base is her in a shape. But she's never been able to take dinosaur shape before, and the last thing she needs is for folk to think she's some sort of rift mischief.