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Hidden behind his mask of burlap, Jonathan stared down at the man with pitiless eyes. The fearful whimpering of the front desk secretary could be heard from the next room. The building was locked to further intrusions, the remaining people inside dead or fear gassed into oblivion--all save for himself, and this solitary veterinarian. "This doesn't have to be unpleasant," Jonathan said in a low, soft voice. "You survive if you obey and behave. Otherwise, you die."
The bundle in his arms stirred, so he finally uncovered it. Wrapped inside an old, ragged blanket lay a black crow. Upon first appearance, she looked dead. Then she moved again, beak opening and closing soundlessly. With a tenderness that contrasted sharply against the violence he'd just inflicted on all the vet's coworkers, Jonathan set bird and blanket down upon the table nearby. "This is Nightmare. I will count all harm done to her as an offense against my own person." Jonathan stepped back, folding his arms across his chest expectantly. "All I want you to do is your job. Help her."











