Bab 387: Spark

'How can Rodney be here?' Khan cursed in his mind. 'Shouldn't he be a normal guide?'

Khan smelled that something was off. It didn't make any sense for a prisoner to be allowed in such secretive areas. Rodney wasn't exactly in chains, but his presence on Milia 222 was supposed to be a punishment, and his access to the dock hinted at far different truths.

A headache tried to take control of Khan's mind. Memories from Nitis flowed in his vision and reminded him of awful moments, but he fended off most of them to focus on the few connected to his current issue.

'Sly, unpredictable,' Khan recalled what Professor Supyan said after Rodney went through the test in the lake. 'That might be the worst type of opponent in this environment.'