Chapter 57
"I have many questions," Zain said as he stepped out of Dax's lab, his voice quiet but firm, "so I will keep this for the future?"
It will be foolish to use an opportunity like this, Zain thought to himself. One question had already revealed something profound. Burning the second now would be reckless—he still had one left, and he intended to save it for when the answer truly mattered.
"Wise decision," Dax answered calmly from inside the room.
The swirling black gate closed behind Zain with a soft, final whisper, cutting off the view of the luxurious space and sealing Dax back into solitude.
Dax turned away from the vanished portal without another word. His attention shifted immediately to the two new specimens waiting patiently in the center of the room. A gleam of genuine excitement lit his eyes as he observed them.
"Contain these two," he ordered.
The tiny orb-shaped aid bot floated forward at once, humming softly.
It approached the ghoul first.
