Pritkin gave me a little shake and I eyed him without favor. The only other occasions when I had been dragged back in time, the trip had been triggered by proximity to a person whose past was being threatened. I have to tell you, I said frankly, if someone is trying to mess with your conception or something, I'm not feeling a pressing need to intervene.

Claimed By Shadow (ed. Penguin UK, 2010) - ISBN: 9780857964526