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"And what if the law is wrong?" I ask.
"The law is never wrong." He looks at me coldly. His circular eyes showing no clear emotion.
He hits another button on the tablet and mumbles something about Xygo fever.
"How can we reason with you?" I ask.
"Our race has to be cautious. Think of what we have been through," he says.
"He saved me from the Syndicate. I would have been sold to a monster," I say.
"Give me your arm, please," he says.
Without flinching, I put my arm out. He sticks my bicep with a long needle. I watch as the sharp edge plunges deep into the muscle. I feel every drop flow into me. Nothing hurts anymore.
"What did you just give me?" I ask.
"It's a minor sedative. You will start to feel it activate soon," he says. "Don't worry. It'll help you relax."
I look away. My vision begins to go hazy, and I have to blink my eyes rapidly to keep awake. Suddenly, all my worries drift away. As the drug calms my nerves, I smile.
"He and I were made for each other," I whisper.
Slowly, he unlocks the medical drawer. He picks out the sharpest blade of the bunch, but to my surprise, he doesn't cut me with it. Instead, he cuts my bindings with it.
"Not all of us signed up for this. Some of us didn't have a choice," he says.
"You're letting me go?" I ask.
"When I was a newborn, my mother defected. She married and moved to Ruyka, hoping to find a job as a book clerk or librarian," he says.
"She was a human?"
He nods. "She died in the bombings. She shielded me from harm," he says.
I don't know what to say. With his blade, I am hopeful of an escape.
He turns around again and pulls out another vial from the drawer. Inside is a small parasite that whips around the liquid violently. "This is what they give to women that taint the gene pool."
"What does it do?"
"Makes you infertile. Feeds off of a pregnancy like no other. For hours, it wreaks havoc on your system. Many humans cannot live through the process," he says.
I slide off of the surgical table. "Cut to the chase. Are you going to give it to me, or are you going to let me go?"
He lets it drop to the ground. The glass shatters, and he hastily stomps his heel against the wormy body, flattening and smearing the parasite. "I don't believe in killing the unborn, especially if it is a hybrid. They are special beings. They hold the power to bring us together," he says.
My heart flutters. Is there hope after all?
"On this planet, nothing can be brought together," I whisper.
“You have to try,” he says.
He hands me a small GPS unit, and a backpack full of supplies and water. "Fifty miles to the west, the sand turns to red stone mountains. There, you will see the palm trees. That is where you will find the Kalyx River. A boat will wait to transport you back to the Elysa jungle," he says.
"Back to my base," I say.
"Precisely. It won't be easy, but once you arrive, maybe you can reason with your race. This might be your only chance at finding safety," he says.
