True Others

The people of Lux's tribe encircled me. I could see from their bright hopeful eyes they really believed. Belief is what they needed, I chided myself.

"The true Others followed the other others to this planet. They are in as much trouble as we are," I yelled over the din, "These true Others infect a person using worms, they seem to have a hive mind."

The chatter had slowed down.

"I have seen these true Others with my own eyes, they are extremely dangerous, especially in a swarm, which will occur each time they are expelled from a creature..." I shuddered and the crowd followed suit, "There still isn't a cure and they are deadly to Licnine. I don't want to put you all in danger."

"But we did heal one person," Selen tugged on my sleeve, "We healed Cass."

"Healed?" The crowd echoed.