The Next Generation

[Lady Jenn]

"You need each other," Yuri said. "Look, I keep a house as a safe house a long way away from here. "What if I allowed you two to travel alone, I'll make sure everyone else is somewhere safe before I contact you again."

[Lawshenk]

" we need medics "

[Lady Jenn]

"You can take Isaac," Yuri said. "You will need him more than anyone else, and I suspect he would like to keep an eye on Katerina's progress."

[Lawshenk]

" ok and he can keep an eye on me for you too" she smiled

[Lady Jenn]

"Is there any supplies you want us to give you?" Yuri said. "I'm sure I can find one or two things I could provide you with."

[Lawshenk]

" food, wise? Check with katya" she was clearly tiring

[Lady Jenn]

"Take a moment if you need to," he said, putting a hand on her shoulder. "I'm sure the children will be keeping Katya distracted anyway."

[Lawshenk]

" I thank you" she smiled

[Lady Jenn]

Katya and Lydia were deep in conversation when Yuri re-entered the house, Tyler sat on Kat's lap, his head buried against her, a smile playing across his face as she stroked his hair.

[Lawshenk]

Lydia smiled " so your just adopting these two"

[Lady Jenn]

"Yeah," Katya replied. "All we know of their past is that they're orphans, we have no way of tracing their family if they have one but at least we can give them a future."

[Lawshenk]

" yeah that's so good of you not sure if Nikki wants kids but he working with you maybe good practice"

[Lady Jenn]

"He looks cute by Tyler's a little tyke really," Katya said, laughing. "It doesn't help his main form of communication can only be interpreted by his sister, a fact he exploits as often as possible."

[Lawshenk]

" you two could help so many! " she smiled

[Lady Jenn]

"I think Tyler's going to be plenty of work by himself," she said, laughing, before noticing he was drawing in the air again. "Y'know Tyler, one day I'm going to learn what it is you're telling us," she said, turning to look at Anna.

"He's asking if it'd help if he kissed your knee better," Anna said, stifling a laugh.

"Oh Tyler," she said, kissing the top of his head. "Sadly I don't think it works like that, I appreciate the offer though."

[Lawshenk]

She looked at him and smiled before fiddling his hair "it won't hurt though little mam"

[Lady Jenn]

"Can you believe I once thought I'd be a world-class runner?" she asked, laughing at Tyler's attempts to kiss her knee better. "It's a good thing I realized how unrealistic I was being a long time again."

[Lawshenk]

" you can probably still beat an omylpic champ though"

[Lady Jenn]

"Not if..." she stopped herself, not wanting to upset Tyler. "Well, it doesn't matter now, I've got more important priorities, like keeping this little angel out of trouble," she said, stifling a laugh at the confused look he gave her.

[Lawshenk]

She smiled " the worse case scenario is not going to happen call it instinct "

[Lady Jenn]

"Even if it did we'd find a way to get on with it," Katya said. "I just...I feel like I can't be what she wants me to be if I'm stuck like this."

[Lawshenk]

" I spoke to her earlier and I think she only wants you to be happy "

[Lady Jenn]

"As long as I have her I'll be happy," she said, smiling. "Even this knee would be bearable as long as she stayed by my side."

[Lawshenk]

" Yuri came back and she hasn't think she is ok?'

[Lady Jenn]

"I'm sure she is," Katya said, trying to sound okay. "He'd have said something if she wasn't okay."