"Could it be the other one?" Ryleck replies flippantly, "no offense, but if I had to die an excruciating death and I'd want the last thing I saw to be a lovely lady, not that she, he indicated Mae, "doesn't have a degree of feminine charm."<br/><br/>He snorted as he was accused again of 'filching'. "Natural hunting withstanding, I could equally say that you don't get your fod honestly anyhow; what with snatching helpless micros from their homes and all; and don't claim it's because of size; that fox is smaller than you and you don't eat HIM."<br/><br/>A game, he thought, mind and heart racing, they always want to play a game--well the longer he played the longer he'd live. "Sure I'll play," he said, "but don't think I won't try to escape if I can; everyone has to try to live afterall."<br/><br/>He was quiet, trying to think of something to amuse his captor and prolong his life. "Well then, how about a simple game of hide and seek? We've been playing that one for years and you and I invite EVERYONE to participate."