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Kyraa guided Deo through the kitchen and locked the door behind them, turning off the lights and moving to the darkest corner with the senses that were left to her. She guided the furry gargoyle to follow her, and let Deo sit down before she did herself. "If he comes, then you run and I'll fight. " Despite the terror gnawing at her, she managed to keep any trembling in her voice to a minimal. What if he did find them? It would be the first time she had ever spoken to a human being. What would she say?

Trembling, Deoridhe pressed herself into the corner, gripping Kyraa's arm. Silence pressed in on her like a shroud; how long until the humans came, now?

At the thought, her grip tightened, claws digging in slightly.

s**t. Here it comes.

Katane unfolded from her hiding position, wings trembling slightly. She crawled to the edge of the rooftop and hopped down, right in front of Alliance. Eyes on the floor, she held here hands out, palm up.

"Do you want to slit my wrists now, or torture me first?"

Ruevian was preoccupied while Alliance ranted. The young clan leader was known to be emotional, and Ruevian knew that her temper would abate as soon as it had flared. As the red-haired female hugged the hatchling tightly, she rolled her eyes and turned away slightly. This was precisely why their hatchlings were so stupid.

Frowning, she stared at her lifted hand, the palm turned toward her. Her talons didn't seem the worse for wear. What was that thing? Why did he retreat so suddenly? It seemed more and more likely that whatever their intruder was, he hadn't wished to fight.

Ruevian caped her wings, eyes hooded slightly in thought. "We should get back inside," she muttered flatly, giving Katane a clealy contemptous scowl.

"Maybe he wanted to meet us, true," Alliance replied. "That's why I was talking to him. Ruevian was sneaking behind him in case things went bad."

She released the girl from her embrace. "Ruevian's right. We should go inside." She ran a talon through her hair as she walked back to the doorway.

Gendou settled on the balcony outside the lab and pushed his way inside. The lab was empty, Hargrove apparently having gone home when his employer hadn't returned quickly. Just as well. Gendou wanted to be alone with his feelings.

As he stepped out of the armor, he felt a strange sense of euphoria, as if he had just bungee-jumped off the worlds tallest building without a bungee-cord - and survived without a scratch. He had discovered a new species. A new, intelligent species. A sobering though struck him - this new species could, potentially, be competition for the human race as dominant life-form on the planet Earth.

Or not. They seemed woefully low-tech, even their clothing appearing to be tattered remnants of human discards. These were not, so far as he could tell, an industrialized people. Which made them ripe for exploitation. He walked down the corridor toward his private elevator, images of winged, armored super-soldiers dancing in his head.

Oh yes, this was an evening to remember.

Alliance watched as her verdant clanmate glided down. That's funny, she thought. I don't remember seeing her leave...

"Just fine, Las," she called. "It'd be better to talk about it inside."

She led the other females down the stairwell, only to discover that the door leading to the hallway and the small kitchen area was closed.

She tried the handle. Locked.

"Kyraa, open up! It's us!" she said, knocking.

"Good evening, Ms. Lasreaine."

Katane nodded politely to the gargoyle in greeting, hoping to set a good impression on her before she heard the news. She had a feeling she would be asigned some extra pushups in their practice session; especially hard to do with the axtra weight of wings on your back.