Shadowkill

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They circled around each other, feinting, retreating, moving so fast they’d finished one set and were on to something else before the watchers fully realized what had happened.

This went on for several minutes, then they ran full out at each other. Feyvorn hit Ossoran’s hands, shoulders, bounded upward and caught at the bars of the cage; he twisted his body round, got his footclaws hooked over the base, surged up. He reached through the cage and tore out the girl’s throat.

As soon as Feyvorn was airborne, Ossoran ran at the wall, vaulted it and began mauling everyone he could reach, using his teeth and claws on his hands and feet.

Savant 4 (speaking to notepad):

… bloody debacle. Savants 1 and 2 are dead. Savant 3 has been sent to the meat farm with massive injuries including one arm torn from his body. Three techs were also killed or injured. Two of the guards panicked. Unfortunately, they were armed with the dart tubes. They killed the subjects, but also blew away several techs and Savants 8 and 9.

OBSERVATIONS: (1) the techs on duty at the data stations are to be commended, recommendation: honor bonuses for each.

(2) Preliminary analysis of readings indicates a reluctance to accept control from external sources that is far more powerful even than the kin-bond.

NOTE: We have a weakness that must be held in mind at all times when dealing with these Dyslaera. Their claws and fur lead us to think of them as beasts and this induces us to discount their intelligence. That is dangerous. On looking over the flakes of this disastrous event, I have noted that the plan was set and agreed upon in that first glance they shared. Without having to consult, they noted the best points of attack to achieve their goals, devised their plan, and set it in motion.

RECOMMENDATION: I must add my voice to that of Savant 1 in the course that he suggested: Acquire Dyslaera cubs, preferably before weaning. Also gravid females. These last should be kept comatose and their cubs surgically removed at term. If we can tame these creatures, they will be servants without peer, highly intelligent and physically magnificent.

Shadith (Kizra) On The Farm 3