It was a good thing that Cassie was sitting down. Her eyes widened slightly and she didn't say anything. A tiny part of her mind thought that perhaps it was a Yeerk trick. But the bigger part of her knew it to be true. Rachel didn't make it. Cassie looked down at her feet, taking slow deep breaths. She closed her eyes. "How?" she asked quietly, not meeting Marco's eyes. "How did it happen?"