`` but , '' he continued , `` you should be careful . the family would make up the l.e . she took a deep breath and nodded her head . `` that 's for irene , '' i pant , `` and how you tried to trick her family . riley shivered , pressing a hand to her knotted stomach . in the time of the great cities , we are told , all the babies were fit , all the babies were strong . at least for as long as he could recall . 