He saw the doctors standing over the table, cautiously looking at the circular disc before them. Kozol pushed Thegn ahead to the table “Identify it, priest.” Thegn kneeled down beside the table to examine it better, looking as Kozol glared down at him. He glanced up, seeing Lena watch from the other side, arms folded across her chest as she waited. Thegn smelled the device, examining the colored lights on the side without touching. He immediately stood up. “You need to get this device out of here right now,” he demanded. “You need to get this outside and away from the others, now. This is … I don’t know the word for it in English. It’s gas, chemicals.” “It’s a trick,” Kozol said, “he wants it brought back to his people.” “No,” Thegn promised, “it will go off soon. They let you capture it; they’re trying to kill you.
