Hushed Willows who even *is* galileo?

All right, Lily breathes, watching helplessly as the girl exits the scene. Whatever distance from Brilliance she had felt before this conversation began had now doubled. The doubts about her future as a mother she had carried with her into this day had multiplied, as well. And any hope she had of reaching the girl was dwindling.

What was she to do? Was it even her place?