Beautiful! As much love as they have for their son, knowing this desperate chance is his best hope for life, sending Kal off into the unknown would have been so painful for his parents. Knowing you'll be dead soon and will never know what happened to him, wondering if the choice you made in sending him away was the right one. I agree with Virginia - I'd love to see a companion piece from Jonathan and Martha's perspectives.
Thank you! I could easily see how it would the be hardest and easiest decision to make. Hard to let him go, easy to save his life. I think the not knowing who would be the one to raise him would be gut wrenching though. For all the Jonathans and Marthas out there, there are some truly awful people too.
I'm definitely keeping a companion piece in mind, if the muse strikes.
