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Crux tried not to let the frustration get to him. A broken teleporter was entirely fixable. And, if not, he could always send a message for help. But he hated to be a failure, and he didn't want to risk Courtney.
"Let's find you some place to hide," he said once the slaver's body was stowed away. He'd start to smell soon enough, but they'd be long gone before he was discovered.
"Hide?" It came out loud enough that Crux glared at the human and strained his ears to make sure no slavers were coming.
"Of course. You'll hide, I'll find the parts I need, then I'll send you to Dragon City where you can rest until I send you home. That's the plan." Why were they wasting time reiterating it?
"I thought we established that hiding me just makes it more likely that the slavers will find me and
