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He just hoped Talia was in the dungeons, too

He kept his head down as they trudged past cell after cell, filled with everyhe could name Almost all male No other Zandians

The guard placed his hand on the panel outside a cell and it slid open Three huge beings looked up as Tomis was thrust forward, into the cell, and the panel slid shut

He flexed his et the proof of do over first, he was ready Hopefully, they’d let hiht them one at a time, but that was probably too much to ask

“No fighting,” the largest one grunted, as if bored “Or they take away your meals”

Huh That was unexpected He sat down on a bench beside the hulking being of a species he couldn’t readily identify

“Meals good, are they?” he asked drily Zandians required little food so long as they had contact with their crystal, so such a thing didn’t matter to him

The guy snorted “Not much else to look forward to around here”

Okay, so his cell He’d passed his third test It alured he had a 70-30 chance of dying before he reached this point

“Have you seen any beings like me? A female?”

All three of his cellmates shifted “Oh yeah We’ve seen her We’ve seen all of her”

His hands balled into fists and teeth claht “What the veck do you mean by that?”

“You’ll see her, too Just wait until suppertime”

His patience snapped, and he lunged forward, wrapping his fist around theabout?”

“No fighting,” the guy wheezed, nota muscle to stop Tomis His self-restraint put Tomis to shame, and he released the male