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do suicide missions."

"Right," said Fisher.

Winter looked at them both steadily. "As long as you're a part of the SWAT team, you'll do whatever I
require you to do. If that isn't acceptable, you can leave any time."

Hawk smiled coldly. "We'll stay. For now."

"That isn't good enough, Captain."

"It's all you're going to get."

Fisher pushed in between Hawk and Winter, and glared at them both impartially. "If you two have
quite finished flexing your muscles at each other, may I remind you we've still got a job to do? You
can butt heads later, on your own time."

Winter nodded stiffly. "Your partner is right, Captain Hawk; we can continue this later. I take it I can
rely on your cooperation for the remainder of this mission?"

"Sure," said Hawk. "I can be professional when I have to be."

"Good." Winter took a deep, steadying breath and let it out slowly. "The situation isn't necessarily as
bad as it sounds. I think we have to assume some of the rioters have entered Hell Wing, presumably to
release the inmates in the hope that they'd add to the general chaos. But if the fools have managed to
break any of the geases and some of the creatures are loose, I think we can also safely assume that
those rioters are now dead. Which means we're free to concentrate on recapturing those creatures that
have broken loose."

"Just how powerful are theseтАж creatures?" asked Fisher.

"Very," said Storm shortly. "Personally, I think we should just seal off the entire Wing, and forget how
to find it."

"Those are not our orders," said Winter. "They have a right to a fair trial."

Storm sniffed. "That's not why our Lords and masters want these things kept alive. Creatures of Power
like these could prove very useful as weapons, just in case the Peace Treaty doesn't work out after
allтАж"
"That's none of our business, Storm!"

"Wait a minute," said Hawk. "Are you saying we're supposed to take these things alive?"

"If at all possible, yes," said Winter. "Do you have a problem with that?"

"This case gets better by the minute," growled Hawk. "Look, before we go any further, I want a full
briefing on these Creatures of Power. What exactly are we going to be facing in Hell Wing?"

"To start with, there's the Pale Men," said Winter steadily. "They're not real, but that just makes them
more dangerous. They can take on the aspect of people you used to be but no longer are. The longer