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She smiled. “I love you.”

“I love you too.” Bradi touched her cheek and looked down at the baby. “And you too, little man.”

“Does he have a name?” Marisa asked, tears streaming down her cheeks.

“No, I wanted you to name him.”

She smiled. “I’d like to name him Eli Bradiainn Janelle.”

“Eli?”

Marisa looked hurt. “You don’t like it?”

Bradi shook his head. “No, it’s a fine name. I just wondered what made you pick it.”

She laughed. “Oh, it’s in honor of the first thing to welcome me to your home planet. A giant eel.”

“Giant eel? Where?” Christian asked.

“In the red sea that we crashed into,” Marisa said, holding their child tight to her bosom, where he belonged.

“Interesting. I had always thought him a myth. Remember when our fathers told us of the ancient guardian of the waters? The one that protected the innocent?”

“Yes, they said it was an…eel,” Bradi said, stunned that Marisa had seen it. Laughter welled up inside him, and he was left no choice but to let it out. “Eli is a perfect name for our son. If he is anything like his mother, he will become a legend as well.”

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