Later Mason stood in a room off the infirmary. He and Kyle had let Miles test them for infection, Mason for the second time in a day, to calm everyone’s nerves.
A sedated Hank lay in a bed, his one remaining hand chained to the frame, his blood also given clearance, but they would watch him until certain, possibly for as long as he lived, he having brought one of those creatures into their midst. If they released him, no one could rule out retribution though it wouldn’t come from Mason. The other choice was to kill him, but Talbot would resist and though it had taken Mason a number of minutes he now understood why. What they did with Hank dictated what kind of society they became. The idea of Hank living a semi-imprisoned and restrained life was more practical and likely. There would be o
