"Atrox, together with his team, killed Alyndra, rank one team leader. He killed Fell, rank three team leader. He killed the agent of the Ten..." Sepler paused as if he'd just realized how impossibly dangerous Atrox was. His eyes flickered to the remaining three as if drawing reassurance from their presence.
He swallowed before he continued. "He schemed with the outlaws to destroy the peace and attack the Scuffed Bones."
His words echoed in the silence, an uncomfortable silence that had descended with each accusation he leveled against Atrox. The more he spoke, the more the silence turned into claws that dug into each and every one of them.
When they glanced towards Atrox, it was as if they finally understood that it wasn't a dog they had invited. Suddenly, they instinctively knew that a monster was in their midst.
