Verity, you just made the doctor's day. He looks delighted. "If that's possible, it would be wonderful. Thank you! It's been a long time since we had microbes so versatile. The boost it would give us, in the long run, would mean a great deal to us."

Can you tell the microbiology end is his specialty?

Blaze chuckles at her request. "You sure? I just got all this new padding on my shoulders..."

"I don't think it's as comfortable from the outside, somehow."