Savana smiled, shaking her hand firmly.

“Thank you, my dear. This cause is very special to me,” she said, her emotion restrained but unmistakable. “Leukemia took the granddaughter of a dear friend three years ago. I started this project because of her. No child should die that young.”

Isis fell silent for a moment. The air seemed to thin. She swallowed the emotion before it could spill over and replied in a low voice.

“I understand more than you can imagine,” she said softly. “I lost someone to