Lilina clutched her head, assuming a pitiful crouching stance, as if she were just waiting for someone to bully her. But I knew that if we tried to pick her up now, what awaited us would be an almost laugh-out-loud silly face brimming with suppressed giggles.
Planet extermination—an end in which no life could escape, not even the microorganisms, within three to five seconds would drain all life from the planet. It was a terrifying prospect, yet when Lilina spoke of it, there was still a happy smile on her face.
She was sick; the girl needed treatment!
However, when we thought about it, the alternatives we could come up with were pretty much the same.
