CHAPTER 5 “Well, well, well, what do we have here?” Torzan asked as he held the small rodent up by the scruff, in front of his face. The cute, fuzzy creature squirmed as it dangled in the air. “A hamster? What is that doing in here?” Ozzoz asked as he tilted his head and peered at the small animal. “The only hamster I know in Maddox, if this is a shifter, is Tacon. Tac is that you?” Gage asked as he looked into the hamster’s eyes. The little critter chittered and chirped as it continued to squirm. Gage chuckled and looked to both Oz and Torzan. “If this is Tacon, and I have a feeling it is, then he won’t shift back with all of us here.” “Why the hell not?” Oz asked. “Because he would be naked when he does so,” Gage replied sarcastically, as if he and Oz should know such things.

