Upon re-entering following the culmination of the halved ration hour, though he audited the discourse regarding him, perceiving the speakers were Kapos, he paid them no heed and returned to the domain he had usurped via menace. They were declaring that enduring the venom for two diurnal cycles had crippled him, that irrespective of the quantity of Poison Ward Pills he consumed, he could not elude the ramifications of the green mist.
Mortals were entities possessing the capacity to forge benevolence even whilst coveting malice. With this rumor proliferating, Mel would not be compelled to render an account for the remedy he left unconsumed. The Energy Crystals weighed for the midday rations had proven sufficient to fulfill the quota that encompassed him as well.
