"Brennan," Ken said, picking up the thread without pause — they had talked about this, clearly, had organized it, had been waiting for this exact question. "Male, bear form. His case is different — the partial control is stable, which means it's also static. He may not progress further. He's functional, consistent, and limited. He knows it and he's made a kind of peace with it, which is its own complicated thing."
"Sela," Mahir continued. "Young. Youngest of us by considerable margin. Her recovery is the most active — she's moving, which means she's also unpredictable. Some days she's nearly complete. Other days she shouldn't be making decisions about what to eat for breakfast, let alone anything consequential."
They went through nine more. She listened to all of them, asking specific questions when something needed clarification, storing the information with the same systematic attention she gave to grain reports and tax reforms. When they finished, she was quiet for a moment.
