Jarak scowled and glanced behind him. The four boys were wrestling and squealing in the backseat. It didn’t help that his symbiot was leaning in through the back window of the truck and licking them. He twisted back to the front and gripped the armrest. “I’m assuming the other two golden creatures are still back there as well,” Mason replied dryly. “Yes. How far is it to this human female’s dwelling?” Jarak asked. “Not far,” Mason chuckled. “So, tell me again what you remember about how you got here?” “I told you, I was transporting to Valdier to prepare for a meeting with Lord Trelon when there was a malfunction. I woke in the building behind your home with a beast in my face. My symbiot should not have been there. I left it back on the V’ager,” Jarak replied in a gruff tone. “That m

