Chapter 18
Alarm
It didn’t take as long for everyone to be tested as she thought it would. She was surprised at how smoothly and quickly the entire examination process flowed. Many of the Mutah voluntarily cut their own arms before they reached the soldiers to be examined. Atty also noticed how the children pricked their fingers to show their red blood. In the end, the only person suspected of being a Blood was the man being held in custody. A quick slit into his arm verified the fact that he wasn’t one of them.
“When do you want to question him?” Paxton came up behind her, his hand moving restlessly on the hilt of his sword.
Atty studied at the man lying on the ground bound and gagged. The Blood was still alive but bleeding heavily. Gilter, the compound’s Mutah physician, was applying
