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“That’s what this is about?” Hunter was incredulous “First off, ere you holding out on us, ht we shared—”

“Shut up, youwith you I ht share stuff with humans, but not with chuds”

They’d had disagreeuments And this was not the first time Zil had harped on Hunter’s powers But this was ht they’d ed to sidestep in the past was now unavoidable The question in Hunter’s er But if there had to be a fight, then, okay, Hunter would have that fight He couldn’t back down

“Step back, Zil,” Hunter warned

“Shut your fat mutant face, you subhuman chud freak,” Zil shot back He balled his fists, tense, ready

“Last chance,” Hunter warned

Zil hesitated, but only for a second He spun and grabbed a long, bronze poker from in front of the fireplace

Hunter recoiled in shock Zil could kill hiht

He raised his hands, palms out

Harry et between the two of theet out of the way

Then Harry screamed

He clawed at his neck

He turned, slowly, and stared in horror at Hunter Harry’s glasses slid off the end of his nose His eyes rolled up in his head, and he crumpled to the floor

Hunter and Zil both froze They looked down at Harry

“What happened?” Zil asked “What did you do to him?”