Thankfully, before she had to respond, Lina lifted his hands, and she and Pete both went silent, waiting to hear what would be said to the crowd below.
"My people, please be at peace!" Lina intoned formally. The babble of the crowd faded as all the men turned to look at him and the humans that now stood to either side of him, their faces grim, eyes scanning the crowd as if they were watching for trouble.
And one, Diane noticed, the largest of the two guys, who stood just a foot or so away from those that bracketed Lina, had his hand on the gun in a holster at his waist.
Diane saw it then… how the humans looked to these men—these Chimera. She was reminded of Oska's insistence on looking for a fight—except the man next to Lina looked like he was looking for a reason to shoot people.
And
