interrogation, and from the look
of his face and body had taken it for quite some time, yet he had
finally
broken.
"Lucas Nash,” I breathed. I turned to Jared who was leaning casually against the far wall. “How?" "When he abducted you,” Jared said. “I took him after you attacked. I keep a Warlock handy for just such an occasion."
I remembered the unnatural cloud that rolled into Lucas’ lair and scooped him up. I thought at the time it was his cohorts retrieving him, but why did he hit me with lightning during Lucas’ capture? I stared warily at Jared. It occurred to me that Lucas didn't appear so much as if he had been interrogated, but rather punished . The little hairs on the back of my neck stood up. I hate it when they do that.
"What did you do to him?” Toby asked as he stepped around me. "Only what was necessary,” Jared answered. "Wow, tenderized Warlock on aisle seven,” Karl joked uncomfortably. I couldn't stop staring at the battered form of Lucas on the wall. “How does he fit in to all of this?" "He is one of Chithula's lieutenants,” Jared answered. Toby wrapped his hand gently around my arm and whispered into my ear. “My spider sense is tingling." Not exactly sure why, but I nodded in agreement. I walked slowly across the concrete floor toward the Warlock.
"Don't get too close,” Jared warned me. “Be careful." I glanced oddly at the Master Vampire. “If he's properly restrained,” I pointed to the amulets, “why do I have to be careful?"
Jared crossed his arms and scowled at me. “Caution,” he said finally, “is all I'm advising. Caged animals are often the most dangerous."
Something was wrong. I looked at the broken Warlock. I wasn't sure why, but I felt a deep sense of pity for him. I had almost killed him, but now I was concerned if he lived or died. Lucas painfully lifted his head and stared at me. His eyes were weary, yet there was a spark there. Of what, I wasn't sure, but something in his eyes couldn't be broken by Jared. A bead of sweat rolled down his forehead. As I realized he was focusing his power, I heard his voice echo in my mind."Help me." I fought hard to contain my surprise. Taking a slow step back, I turned to Jared. I couldn't let on that Lucas had been able to overcome his magical bonds. In any case, I wasn't exactly sure what to do. “What information did you recover from him?" "Everything I told you before,” Jared replied. “The conspiracy, about Chithula, your part in this, he is the source of that information."
I had to test his knowledge. “What about Cantrix Unlimited?"
broken.
"Lucas Nash,” I breathed. I turned to Jared who was leaning casually against the far wall. “How?" "When he abducted you,” Jared said. “I took him after you attacked. I keep a Warlock handy for just such an occasion."
I remembered the unnatural cloud that rolled into Lucas’ lair and scooped him up. I thought at the time it was his cohorts retrieving him, but why did he hit me with lightning during Lucas’ capture? I stared warily at Jared. It occurred to me that Lucas didn't appear so much as if he had been interrogated, but rather punished . The little hairs on the back of my neck stood up. I hate it when they do that.
"What did you do to him?” Toby asked as he stepped around me. "Only what was necessary,” Jared answered. "Wow, tenderized Warlock on aisle seven,” Karl joked uncomfortably. I couldn't stop staring at the battered form of Lucas on the wall. “How does he fit in to all of this?" "He is one of Chithula's lieutenants,” Jared answered. Toby wrapped his hand gently around my arm and whispered into my ear. “My spider sense is tingling." Not exactly sure why, but I nodded in agreement. I walked slowly across the concrete floor toward the Warlock.
"Don't get too close,” Jared warned me. “Be careful." I glanced oddly at the Master Vampire. “If he's properly restrained,” I pointed to the amulets, “why do I have to be careful?"
Jared crossed his arms and scowled at me. “Caution,” he said finally, “is all I'm advising. Caged animals are often the most dangerous."
Something was wrong. I looked at the broken Warlock. I wasn't sure why, but I felt a deep sense of pity for him. I had almost killed him, but now I was concerned if he lived or died. Lucas painfully lifted his head and stared at me. His eyes were weary, yet there was a spark there. Of what, I wasn't sure, but something in his eyes couldn't be broken by Jared. A bead of sweat rolled down his forehead. As I realized he was focusing his power, I heard his voice echo in my mind."Help me." I fought hard to contain my surprise. Taking a slow step back, I turned to Jared. I couldn't let on that Lucas had been able to overcome his magical bonds. In any case, I wasn't exactly sure what to do. “What information did you recover from him?" "Everything I told you before,” Jared replied. “The conspiracy, about Chithula, your part in this, he is the source of that information."
I had to test his knowledge. “What about Cantrix Unlimited?"