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He waited. Crouching in the darkness skirting the realm of flickering torchlight. Night was his only friend, but she would still betray him. He could not rush her. When ready, she would provide the distraction and the cover he needed. Only then could he work. Wrapped in patience and...

Tutor Arian Lorn watched his student’s faces change. Tightness grew in his stomach as innocent eyes narrowed eyes and gasps of surprise and revulsion escaped from covered mouths. Unfortunately, these reactions were all expected. His duty as a tutor required he watch particular students, those...

Oxygen bled into the chill of vacuum. The thick vein through which it flowed made no attempt to restrict the flow. If there was life in it, or the exoskeleton over which it ran, nerves would have pinpointed the rupture. Future years brought this advancement, but age was against them, those...