This isn't enough, is Rondo's first worried thought. Three family members isn't enough; they're all going to be exhausted within hours. He knows he is far from Ziggy's only friend, and there will be others, but will even that be sufficient? He needs a hospital, but no human hospital would be safe for him.

At least he's in the Nexus. Thank whatever gods there might be for that. They wouldn't know what to do with this on Earth; he's sure of that.

He comes close, hesitant and afraid, but necessity makes him drop his wariness aside; he strengthens the shields around his little serpents, then climbs up to Ziggy's other side and leans into him, putting his arms around him.

"You're exhausted," he tells Tom. "How long has he been like this?"

And then: "Ziggy? It's Rondo. Can you hear me? I'm here, sweetheart."