to our rulers. I hope you
please them. The reward for our commander and his crew will be great."

"Then, all along, what you've been trying to tell me is ... is that ...
I'm to be--"

The remainder of Dollard's words melted into a jumble of gibberish.

"Exactly," confirmed the Tegurian, walking away from the vehicle. If
the creature's feline countenance showed a trace of conscience,
Dollard from his position within the rising cage could not discern
it--not that it particularly mattered in his last moment of sanity on
earth.

And it would puzzle Shir K'han for many years just why the last shrill
scream of the primate was: "Garth--_Garth, you did this to me_!"

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