Rose woke and groaned at the discomfort in her side. Not just her right side, but her right shoulder was stiff, as well.
"Stay still, my breeder, you have been wounded when you ran into the submarine against my orders." The last was said pointedly.
"I promise you, next time, I'm staying put." She opened her eyes and looked around her and frowned. They were back at the house she'd woken up in the first time. "The nanos?"
"The code the human gave us is wrong, and we couldn't find any other codes for the nanos on that boat."
Panic gripped her throat. She didn't want to die yet. She had her whole life ahead of her. She wanted to scream it at him, but battled the panic. He wasn't responsible for her being infected with nanos.
"The warriors on the ship are still searching for the codes, and Viglar is working day and night to find a way to drain them out of your system."