Chapter 84

“Some couldn’t stand the forced transformations,” Randall said as I asked about their whereabouts. “It was torture to deal with that. I didn’t know that humans were so evolved to the point of affecting us in this way.”

I nodded, lowering my head to avoid transmitting the shame in my eyes.

“They knew how to prepare for everything but the hunger and selfishness of others. All our resources have been spent our whole lives on banal and useless things. I always knew they didn’t do enough for us because they just didn’t want to. It was just a ragged excuse so that we wouldn’t try to question ourselves. They just go hungry on the other side of the border because they allow it. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to understand the way they can find this normal.”

There was a silent moment between us. I realized that most of the pups also did not appear to be among those captured. Until that moment, I didn’t have the courage to ask if they also couldn’t stand the device used to