Skye's face paled as she stared as Mei; "What?! What are ya talkin' about?! Were na you and Hang just talkin' about-"
Mei cut Skye off with a sob, then said; "We did, but that is the problem! When I became pregnant with Rukia, the doctors weren't even sure that I would carry her to full term, which I didn't.."
"She was so tiny when she was born, and she had to be put in an incubator- do you know what that is?"
When Skye nodded in the positive, Mei continued speaking Alconian in a hushed tone; "She was there for three months. I stayed by her side after I was well enough to get up. Her birth nearly killed me then.. That was the first time I saw Hang worried over me.."
"So he does care about ya?" Skye asked, trying to get a sense of their relationship.
"Yes, he does.. But not enough to go against our families' wishes. Which means not enough to save my life.."
