Djedkare grunted and turned to face the hyena. [i]A talking animal,[/i] Djedkare thought. [i]Hmm, if I recall my teachings right, it's either a god come to walk amongst Man once again, a monster pretending to be a god amongst Man, or a savage foreigner. Only one way to find out.[/i]

"Hmph, I suppose at least [i]some[/i] of you mongrels are direct in your degeneracy. Tell me, bone-eater, how do you feel about... humans? Do you like them, or no? How would you best deal with a human asking you to, say... [i]do them a favor[/i]?"