Although she has
broken nearly every bone and ruptured every organ in her body, the aliens heal her (There are also «Healers;» despite their vast knowledge of the universe, these aliens aren't very imaginative in the creation of titles), make a small cut in her
neck, and open a metallic egg to reveal the creature that will occupy her body — a small being that fits in the palm of one's hand and radiates a pure, snowy white light.