“Don’t be so hasty to court your own demise, human. Do you instantly cut the throat of a foolish young stag that blunders into one of your snares?...��“Yes,” said Hiryu truthfully. “Because I’m merciful.” Then his eyebrows snapped down and he frowned, catching on to the rest of the analogy. “And I didn’t blunder. I purposefully came to fight you.”“Not playing with prey you catch – you’re boring,” Eigis remarked, and then flipped his head around to stare at Hiryu upside down, a mocking smile on his. At exit 10 on I-55, I hit the get-off ramp and swung back under the interstate. We went east through the middle of town on Old Military Road, then on out past the city limits to where the warehouse was located in the county.I saw three trucks in the front parking lot and that meant there was at least one unloading or loading in back. Damn, business sure is good. Though I started it and built it up with hard work, I don’t really miss it. I love what I’m doing and have no regrets.When we rolled. He drank the rest of the tea."Gareth," he said. "I've no doubt the ambulance boys will want to take me along as well for a check up and that we'll be in overnight."Gareth nodded."Would you give Megan a ring and tell her what's happened. Ask her to ask Norman to stand in for me temporarily. I should be back tomorrow anyway but if I'm not..." Don't rush it, Nick." I won't. I want to be able to keep an eye on Sally." Sure." Would you ask Megan also to tell the CEO what's happened and that I'll be. Some trip. It was eleven miles of steady, sometimes winding downhill just to get off this heap of rock and a lot more to head into town. Thank God for his faithful old Indian 841. He thanked God for it even more, remembering just how tough it could be to walk up those eleven miles at this altitude for a man like he was, carrying his supplies for at least a week on his back. He’d sure done that enough, back before he’d bought the motorcycle by mail order. Back in 1941, somebody in the army had.