Chapter Twelve
‘Down! NOW!’
Enis shouted the command into Hector’s mind, and was glad to hear the solid thump of the humachine hitting the ground as soon as the mindwords were spoken. He and Tsendi rose upright onto their hind legs, their forepaws raised with every razor-sharp claw unsheathed as they provided cover for their comrade. While Tsendi set up a blood-curdling growl in accompaniment, her intimidating white teeth deliberately on display, Enis snarled a warning to the attacking humans.
‘Back, scouts of the tribe! BACK! Else we will bite you, rend you, tear out your throats, shred your hearts!’
‘Wait! STOP! All of you, stop!’ ordered Marin in a mighty voice.
From the way they started and turned to gape at their huntmaster, Enis supposed that none of the tribal youngsters had ev
