Marked by fate
I don't reply, but then I feel something poking down inside my collar, the pinching sensation uncomfortable, and I shift.
'Sorry, it's okay. It's the key. I need you to try it out, see if it works. This one is for the cuffs, and this one,' he says, tucking another one into the other side, 'is for the collars. Don't let anyone know you have these. If they work, I'll make more. Each cage will need some.'
His mental voice stays calm, but I can feel how much is riding on this.
I grunt in response. He squeezes my shoulder and exits the cage, Levi hovering behind him, his dopey, adoring look irritating me more than anything else so far today.