Chapter 39
October 3,390 BC
Sata'an Earth Base
Lieutenant Kasib
KASIB
Created to work together in tightly knit extended families, Sata'an lizards possessed an acute sense of taste. This evolution enabled them to taste pheromones, the tiny biochemical messengers cast off by the body in response to the brain telling it to feel different emotions. Fear had a dull, sodden taste. The sharp bite of anger tasted differently than the rich, full taste of a lizard who was content. An agitated lizard tasted differently than one who was telling the truth. Amongst the lizard people, it was nearly impossible to keep a secret.
Nearly impossible … but not completely.
Lieutenant Kasib tasted the air to make sure he wasn't broadcasting his guilt before knocking on General Hudhafah's door.
"Enter!"
