CHAPTER 350
Roadkill had stopped. He had halted just at the edge of a tree line. Beyond it Dodgson could see the far end of the enclosure's caging meet the ground. It was not a great distance by any measure.
"Well…" He was looking straight at Roadkill. "What the hell are you waiting for? It's right there. We've made it."
Roadkill was still as stone, ignoring Dodgson with unflinching consistency.
"Hey!" Dodgson got up in the raptor's face.
"Shh!" Roadkill hissed back.
"I'm getting sick of this shit." Dodgson pointed a stiff finger.
Roadkill started to dismiss Dodgson by turning away, but Lew directed the velociraptor's snout back with a moderately charged slap and pointed his finger once more. "Hey, I'm talking to you! You better get it through your thick primordial skull now. I'm the boss. El hefe! You take orders from me! You don't start showing me respect, then nothing happens for you. You get nothing! Understand?"
Roadkill conjured an icy glare and then took a lightning fast snap at Dodgson's index.
"Mother fffu-" Dodgson snatched his finger back by grabbing it with his other hand. He gave Roadkill a look of utter disbelief. When he saw a bit of blood running from between his fingers he said, "you son of a bitch. You… you you festering fuck!"
Roadkill was staring out at the enclosure's edge again. "Next time I eat."
"Bastard," Dodgson turned his head and grumbled.
"Little bitch," Roadkill whispered without breaking his stare.
Dodgson put his back to Roadkill and hunched over his finger, squeezing it to make the bleeding stop.
"Looks like you two are getting along," Daniel's voice came out of the forest.
Dodgson's head shot up.
Daniel was standing right there with Vulture by his side. A moment later Needles and Ghost emerged from the trees as well.
"Where the god damned hell have you been?" Dodgson blurted.
Daniel calmly leaned toward Dodgson, put a finger up to his lips, and said, "shh." Then he pointed out along the tree line.