Pete shuddered. The only thing the Chimera feared in the humans were their weapons. But those weapons made humans the strongest predators. They'd proven that more than once. Tryson thought he'd done a good job of smoothing lines of communication and alliance between the Chimera and humans, but if they did this after they took him out…
"You should never have left," Pete rumbled.
Tryson sighed. "If I'd known, I wouldn't have done it. But truly, I'm not lying to you Dun, when I left I believed it was going to save Thana, not hurt it."
Pete snorted. "Always the na?ve believer. I told you Mark cannot be trusted."
"I believe you. Now," Tryson said reluctantly. "But quickly, you have to paint the picture for me so I can figure out how to play this with Lina. He took dominance, but he's had
