Reporting for duty

The young warrior seemed a little timid around the slaves and again, this was terribly amusing to Chimera. Avantika had been timid around them as well. A trait of The Hallows folk, it seemed. The black and white brute simply waited. When Ezra was done with his inspection, they would go. Surprisingly, the boy asked a question. A clever question at that.

Where did the slaves come from? "Do you feel pity for them?" The king asked with mock sincerity in his tones. "Don't," he instructed firmly. "They all belong there." Moving forward, Chimera came up against the bars of the cell that held the females and they shrank back. "That one poisoned the water supply of her pack, killing many and permanently disabling others." He pointed to another. "That one murdered her children so that she could be free to gain the attentions of another man."

Stepping to the cell that held the males, Chimera pointed out another wolf. "This one made a living by kidnapping and selling children to beast pits and brothels." He pointed to another. "This one ran one of those very same brothels, killing the pups when they became too old to hold the interest of his patrons." Stepping back, Chimera shook his head. "They all deserve to be here. Each and every one. Rapists, murderers, thieves, liars..."

Turning, Chimera began moving back up the beach. "Is your conscience clearer now? Any of them that you'd like to sink those teeth into?" The last bit was shot at the boy with a bit of amusement. Chimera had caught sight of Ezra's teeth. Did he even know how to use them properly?

Chimera Klein