LYKOAN'S POV A thunderous growl erupted from my chest and I narrowed my eyes at him, thinking. I can't wait to turn that swine into an invalid. Then I glanced at the flailing Gamma. Josh gulped. Fear glimmered in his pulped-out eyes. He sputtered quiet sounds of helplessness. “Don't worry about a war. Ozric days are numbered.” I dropped the nearly unconscious Gamma and bitterly ordered Jacques. “I expect you to throw your third-in-command in the snake pit for a few days.” Looking like a crushed can, Gamma Josh had fallen to his knees. He was too weak and fragmented to stand or argue. T.K. ran up to him from his dark place, helping his friend to his feet. Jacques gawked at me in disbelief. “Are you that p***y-whipped?” He shook his head. “You hate being close to women. Why this sudden c

