They did not threaten him. The guards remained cordial, almost pleasant. They were not permitted to bring him food. They tolerated Khozem’s screamin.... These screams were mostly curses. The guards reclined on swivel chairs, reading the newspapers or playing cards. These guards thought of putting the tin can over him but instead ignored his insults.Khozem collapsed in the middle of the cell, plaintively calling Rashida’s name. He refused to believe she was dead. He suspected a conspiracy to. Don't worry about cutting me, just don't cut one of my arms or legs off. I must get Lilith before she escapes."A voice from above called down. "How many left," it said."Three, including the worst one," Amy shouted as Sam went to work on the chains that bound her arms. "Be careful Sean, they can easily jump up to that catwalk and attack you."Sam located the padlock that secured the chain binding Amy's arms. She positioned her laser at an angle that would cause the least amount of damage to Amy. “Good evening Ben. If you climb that staircase over there and go to the second floor I will let you in to room 48 at the end of the corridor. Ten minutes should be adequate for me to completely undress and welcome you.” He departed and I waited. I watched the pampered passers by. The suitcases and the haircuts. The jewellery and the deference. All the while I thought of that beautiful penis I would be sucking in a few minutes. Everyone milling around, going about their business could not know. Big game this was...Nobody had ever gotten a clear look at the damned thing, it struck like lightning, leaping from the shadows and eviscerating its prey in a flurry of claws, then used stealth and subterfuge to escape back into the forest. It was an intelligent animal, wily, and if he didn’t keep his wits about him, it might be the end of him, too.He knelt, pressing his gloved fingers to the soil as he searched for tracks. Nothing, not one footprint, not a single broken branch, and yet he was.