Chapter 91

Cyrus was still splayed out with Tick Tock hovering above him, locking him in place.

“I don’t know, I kind of like him like this,” Lily said, then knelt down next to Cyrus. “He’s like a bug pinned to a board. We could dissect him, or—”

“I’d like to see you try,” Cyrus grumbled, but the look on his face made it obvious that he knew he wouldn’t be able to fight back.

“Boss girl says you get to live. For now.” Lily slapped his cheeks condescendingly. “Lucky little boy.”

Cyrus’ face turned red, but he remained quiet.

“Let him up, Tick Tock.” Dana crawled along the rocks and watched as the mimic’s limbs folded back into its body, then it laid down next to her like a giant, nonsensical spider. Cyrus sat up and moved slowly while rubbing his wrists.

“What do we do with this?” asked Lily, and Dana looked over to see that she was crouched down over Amida.

“Leave him,” Cyrus said. “He’s carrying some magic we can use, but I would prefer he remain unmo