Bab 249: Goodnights

"You have eaten some of us, haven't you?" Raya asked as she pulled her dress down. "You don't have to answer that. What matters is that you can't tell the others. I'm not sure how Liz or Rea would react but-"

"It was right here on Tyl." The Paru admitted. 

"The cases with our comrades frozen? Well… That's ominous as fuck. Any reason? Please don't say you just enjoyed the taste."

"I'm not an animal." Cero frowned. "It's what…" He pointed at his throat. "Allowed me to-"

"Vocal cords? It's what allowed you to gain the ability to talk?"

"Yeah." 

Raya rubbed her chin for a moment. 

"A talking You is much more useful than frozen corpses." She whispered. "I suppose Roka would agree on that." Her gaze moved back to him. "You haven't eaten any other than those? Any at all? You could understand us before we got to Tyl, so…"