The tip of Basil's tail twitches, not in irritation at Ranulf but at the ether, as if it holds all the Daligig he is annoyed with.

"We in the GIA have come to chafe under the way the Daligig treat their allies. And at their complete lack of work ethic. They're always taking the easy way out of doing anything, whether that's sending us to die for them or genetically engineering themselves."