Davies was dragged around the city. In this process, many dinosaurs joined in taking him away, while others lurked on rooftops or in alleys to be able to physically and verbally assault him.The general did not even try to object. He knew it would all be useless. He let the dinosaurs insult him, throw stones at him, hit him and beat him. He really didn't even seem to have the strength to do anything.Abe and Dariela were undecided on what to do. In reality, the choice was mostly up to the woman: she was Davies' direct subordinate. Abe would have consented to her will, obviously assuming he did not endanger them.To Dariela, Davies meant nothing. Indeed, he could say that he felt a certain satisfaction in seeing the man in that state. He didn't know how it was possible, but Sobek's speech seemed to have inflamed his soul as well. Now she too was angry with Davies. She tried to hide it, she kept telling herself that she shouldn't let the dinosaur's words plagiarize her mind, but she coul

In one of the enclousures of Cartago the humans were eating their dinner calmly. Malcolm and his family were holed up in a corner near a large fountain. Alexander seemed to have little appreciation for raw meat, also because the dinosaurs had not provided them with the means to cut it, thus forcing the boy to tear it to pieces with fingernails or teeth. "I hate this stuff" he grumbled."Don't complain. Compared to the conditions in which hostages are normally held, this is a luxury” Ellie scolded him. She too was having a hard time eating meat, but she showed it much less.Malcolm snorted. He knew that Ellie was right, and that normally people held hostage by terrorists or criminals were held in far worse conditions than theirs, with poor meals and poor sanitation and sanitation, but even he was fed up with that raw, tough meat. His teeth were starting to ache from tearing at the stringy flesh. "It may be a luxury, but I hate it too" he said. "They could at least give us some to cut it

Al stood motionless in front of Sobek, for the first time in fear. He had seen his pack leader angry many times, but that anger had never been directed at him. "Do you want to explain yourself? Please?" Sobek asked with a serious voice.The news of Al's 'stunt' didn't take long to reach him: Al himself hadn't done anything to hide it and had confessed almost immediately. When he learned that someone had disobeyed his orders, Sobek was furious: even if it was a trivial matter, as the pack leader he couldn't tolerate it.Al couldn't hold that fiery gaze. He lowered his head and tried to motivate his actions: “Pack leader, I know I am wrong and I will accept any punishment you wish for me. I just wanted to reassure that woman... when humans are desperate they seem so fragile and I... ""AL, YOU DISAPPOINTED ME!" Sobek's roar made the poor allosaurus jump, as well as all the other dinosaurs present; the poor Old Li, who stood directly alongside the spinosaurus, nearly had a heart attack. “

"Jocelyne!" Jersey was quite angry. “Go back to your room! This is not your business!"The girl didn't move. "Is this a case of national security that could put the entire population of Odaria at risk?"Jersey was amazed by her daughter's behavior. It was the first time he'd felt her tongue so sharp. "Yes, it is…""And am I part of the Odaria population?""Of course…"“Then I'm really afraid that this is a business that concerns me all right. It concerns everyone, actually”Jocelyne said as she entered the room completely. "And given the way the conversation is going, I would say it is my duty to point out that you are all wrong"Jersey was pissed off at her daughter's temper, but the other heads of the household were shocked. For a backward-minded nation like Odaria it was already absurd to think that a son would talk to his father like that in public, let alone a daughter. "You should discipline your daughter, Markus" Kimber murmured looking sideways at Jocelyne."I can assure you tha

Finally, after almost two weeks, everything was ready.The Odaria government had proposed to lend the delegation some luxury cars, but Jocelyne had categorically refused: given the desert environment they were going to, it was more convenient to move around with jeeps. In reality, that was just an excuse: Jocelyne suspected that someone would try to sabotage the delegation, so he preferred to move with vehicles from his garage, where he knew for sure that no one had planted bombs.Jackson immediately agreed with this choice, and so did Chloe: they both agreed that moving within their own means was safer. So they had prepared a couple of jeeps to transport them and their escort inside the territory of the dinosaurs.The auction had ended a few days earlier and Jocelyne had earned five million from it, which he had transferred to a secret bank account of his. Such a sum could not hold a candle to the Jersey family's immense fortune, but Jocelyne had learned that it was important to alway