Tiberius pursed his lips as he watched her hand hesitate over the vial. "I wouldn't put it that way," he said mildly. Weak was not the right word, particularly given the role that Tiberius may have accidentally played in getting her to this state of affairs. He did think, however, that the risk of her suffering some fatal mishap during the course of this pregnancy was real, and significant enough to factor in to their thinking as they approached this scenario.

"You've done it twice," he pointed out. "Some women die from less."