She knew they still needed to be cautious, that she shouldn't get her hopes up when it might just be some weird sort of side effect from the enzyme. She just wished they could know now, either way.

Giving Todd a small, genuine smile, she told him, "So have you." He'd had an incredibly long and difficult day, and he'd come through the other side of surprisingly well, in her opinion. She was proud of the way he'd handled things after the initial despair and anger from the news of the young potential queen. "Sleep well, Commander."