Tamlin was caught by a strange dog-like man. The creature had chased him for weeks. Drawing close, then letting him escape before catching up with him once again. He realized now the creature had been toying with him. Perhaps, it was to learn of his other contacts.
Despite all his skills, Tamlin was now a captive. He'd seen the trap a split-second too late. He could feel the poison working its way through his veins even now.
He bit his left cheek hard to release the pill secreted there in a special pouch. He could feel its medicine coursing through his veins, chasing the poison, and trying to neutralize it.
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Kira contemplated the puzzle of the objects Wraith had brought and which Esmeralda was now keeping warm. Wraith referred to them as 'egg chrysalis' and seemed to believe that they were alive. Or, at least, they contained something alive.
