[ The twins, Mattan and Havilah, were magus of an utterly divergent breed. Adina's hope in selecting their father as a stud for Eden had been to harness that magic, bring it into the Morrison fold, but the dreamchasers and their ilk were nigh on impossible to imprison. The boys had been taken by their father, and protected from the touch of the Hill. They were sorrowful at the death of their mother and their siblings, but not at all perturbed by the fall of the Hill's twisted monarchy. They would not interfere here. ]

Yes, all of them.

[ A slight impatience from the half-man. ]

The girl was a fine prize. A hell hound's half-breed. [ The Morrisons did such dabbling in their breeding, trying to make themselves more, trying to extend their roots ever further. Adina had had such plans. ] She pushed them out in litters, there were more before the females ate them.

[ A hesitation, chewing on his lip with a sharp tooth before replacing that with the cigarette. ]

They choose to be here. The hell hound won't tolerate his blood enslaved.