"Drift can't fly, Swiftpaw's afraid of his own shadow." Energy pointed out. "Do you wish them to die of starvation? What about Dash, could you see his lazy tail hunting? Do you remember the rogue we ran into ... "
Stealth's memories went back immediately to a strong, terrifying memory. It wasn't one of Lexx's dice they had run into. It was someone else's that had been abandoned.
"Do you remember how wild his eyes were. Lost, empty and pained. Do you remember how patchy his fur was? The scar over his back? The sickness and confusion? Is that what will happen to us, even with our uplifted sentience? Are we -"
"Shut up!!" Stealth roared almost in answer. She twisted around, claws unsheathed to turn on the unsuspecting Energy.
