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It took mere seconds for ive the poison a chance to do its job He ended the va the captive explode into ashes

Panting, I rolled backenough to do da us into foret behind us, or he just took advantage of the move Personally, I don’t knohy he bothered He had to know I could transfer the wound to someone else”

Jared twisted his lips “My opinion? It was a punish Quinlan pay, but then you healed hiuy was conscious and at full strength”

“You hid hi Jared out of the cell

“Yes Lenox has no doubt been looking for them, and he’s no doubt frustrated that he can’t find theet back to the others”

“Wait, I need to remove this tee It has residue of the poison on it”

Jared went quiet for a ain “Lenox has apparently disappeared or, at the very least, is having a rest I’ll teleport you to your aparte your tee But if he reappears before you’re ready to go, I et back to Sam and the squads”

I nodded “Understood”

Aton another The moment Jared teleported us both back to the rainforest, my squad members rushed to my side to check that I was fine, despite my assurances that I was healed

I caught Max staring at

“The wanker did a Houdini right after you left,” Sam told Jared “So his aim wasn’t to separate you and me in the hope that he’d then be able to take one of us out” She swore “We were stupid to give hi like that It just never occurred to me that he’d be so bloody ballsy as to turn up in the middle of the circle and attack someone from behind”

“Sa to think he was just hopping around for shits and giggles”

“That or, as David suggested, he was pitting hiainst all of us,” said Max

“It was probably a bit of both,” mused Jared “Throw in that he’ll be pissed at how his plot to kill Quinlan and Ivan isn’t working so well and, yeah, I’d say he wanted to vent”

Max looked atQuinlan”

“That, too,” agreed Sam “And the prick will bloody suffer for it”