Cassie smiled at hearing all that Eva had to tell her. The knowledge that her future self had been able to make a significant and positive difference in the lives of others as well as furthering the preservation of nature was very much welcome, especially after all the terror and pain that war had brought. She closed her eyes and she whispered gratefully, "Thank you."

"You became involved in host rehabilitation?" Cassie asked. "That's a noble cause." Cassie's heart went out to those who had been held against their will by the Yeerks. It was hard enough to be involved in a war in the first place, but to be forced to turn against those you loved had to make it all the more traumatic.

"I'm glad that they're doing well too," she grinned, taking that interpretation from Eva's words and tone. A traitorous part of her mind recognized that this wasn't actually what Eva had said, but it was what she wanted to believe, so she didn't question it. The war was over and they'd be okay. For her own state of mind, she needed this to be true.