The past few weeks have left Tarn's nerves feeling raw. He hates how many compromises he's had to make in an attempt to win Diya's favor. He's betrayed his very core beliefs in an attempt to qualify for gene therapy and he can only hope that it will be worth it in the end.

Lately he has taken to late night walks around the barracks in an attempt to calm his turbulent mind, but today he is disrupted by a sharp wailing unlike anything he's ever heard

"What is that?"

Tarn approaches Deanna, staring at the child in her arms. He's never seen a baby before.