While I already knew that most here came from versions of the world that didn't match my own, I'd thought that Helen might not be. Now I knew differently. The species she'd met could exist off of their home planets, clearly. None of the ones we encountered could, except the spiders.

I smiled a little. "I guess there's no way any healer can guard against accidents or dangers like that, no matter where you come from. That's the only way we can die as well, other than if we give ourselves as mothers or, just choose to not move on when the host body dies."