Chapitre 78: Warrior to Warrior – Part 4

~ TARKYN ~

"…they treated us like animals," Zev said bitterly.

Tarkyn nodded, it was the thought he'd had when Harth described her upbringing and the way the humans had treated her as an adult, too. He prayed that Elreth and the others had stayed close enough outside to be hearing this nightmare.

"My training meant that I was given what they considered special treatment—I wasn't confined to the cages or Thana at all times. I was taken into the human world and taught to live. But I was nothing but a tool," he snarled. "They used me—my strength, my abilities—they turned me into a weapon, then did everything they could to deceive and manipulate me so that I would serve them willingly."

Sasha had bent her head over the baby who was now asleep, but Tarkyn could smell her tears and see the shaking of her shoulders. He ached to comfort both of them.

"Harth told me—"