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Chapter 8

I stared out between the iron bars of my cell, although it would only be my cell for a few more hours yet; I averted my eyes as the early sunlight came blasting in through the equally barred window. Now facing Valjean, I could see he was awake, and had been for a little while at least.

"I am glad you are still here."

"Javert?"

"Who else would I be?"

"You look so, so, not human."

"I am not; well not completely. However, what I am is not important compared to whom I am. I have always been Javert, I will continue to be." I could see Valjean nodding as if some kind of test had been placed before him. "What is it?"

"Does this change anything?"

"Why would it? I am still Inspector Javert am I not, you are still Jean Valjean. We are both sitting in cells being pardoned for crimes of our pasts. What is different from last night?" I stared at Valjean, he seemed pale; as if he hadn't heard a single word I had said. Moving my head to the left, my gaze turned questioning. "What is it now?"

"You were occasionally 'yapping' in parts of that." My eyes widened, both my and Valjean's stances grew tense although for different reasons.

"I do not 'yap'..."

"What species are you exactly?" I glared at Valjean. I had never known him this forward in his questioning, not even when he was mayor. "Sorry, you don't have to answer that."

"We both know I will do regardless." I sighed before drawing in more breath. "To ease your curiosity, Valjean, I am an Anubrian Jackal."

"A what?"

"An Anubrian Jackal." I opened and closed my mouth in a vain attempt to find words. Eventually I settled on stating a more godly explanation. "I look like the Egyptian god of the dead, alright."

"Is that a good thing?"

"Does it matter?" I snapped harshly at Valjean through my bars, I knew I had `yapped` slightly.

"You yapped." I could not resist being defensive with the older man, I snarled and barred my teeth at him.

"Inspector." I immediately stopped snarling, effectively hiding my teeth. I turned to see my commanding officer glaring at me; which regardless of my face, always had me on edge.

"Sir?"

"Go eat with your men, Javert. I know you haven't had anything for a while."

"But Valjean..." My superior officer easily interrupted me.

"I will not leave him there, I just wish a word with him. Now get out of there." I huffed through my nose, and immediately left through the cell door that was being held open for me by my boss.