Kestrel found Shryke in the next room, shoveling food into his mouth in a hurry. Kestrel’s temper flared. “The Skaeya are now aware of their true nature and this is how you spend your time?”

“Hey.” Shryke waved the scrap of sandwich still left in his hand. “A good burger is never a waste of time. You should try one once.”

Lightning flashed, and the burger disintegrated into ash. Shryke stared at its smoking remains. “My dude, that is NOT how you eat things. I can teach a drone how to do this in like two seconds. Keep up.”