For a moment, Marco may have seen a very real, very raw, flash of agony in Tom's eyes, lips half open in a denial before the yeerk pushed him away again, ignoring the terrified whimpers and pleas. Marco might claim to be a host, but he wasn't going to drop his cover so easily.
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"Cover? What on earth are you talking about, Marco? Were we fighting in a war I wasn't aware of?"
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<Hush.>
For a moment, Marco may have seen a very real, very raw, flash of agony in Tom's eyes, lips half open in a denial before the yeerk pushed him away again, ignoring the terrified whimpers and pleas. Marco might claim to be a host, but he wasn't going to drop his cover so easily.
Iniss was no fool.