"They left us for dead, didn't they? We told them this would happen. We came all this way to try and save them. You'd think they'd have the decency to let us out when they saw we were right." "Probably think we're behind it. We're lucky they didn't just kill us." "Not sure that's lucky. A nice, quick decapitation is kind of appealing right now." "How long do you think before the Ba Ran find us?" Royce asked. "You in a hurry?" "Yeah, actually. If I have to be eaten, I would sort of like to get it over with." Hadrian heard the sound of breaking glass. "Ah, well, that didn't take long, did it?" Royce muttered miserably. Footsteps shuffled in the outer room. There was a pause, and then the steps started again, coming closer. There were sounds of a struggle and a muffled cry. Hadrian braced himself and watched the door as it opened. What stood in the doorway shocked him. "You boys ready to go?"