🌇 Lodestar had never been so busy. While leading the nomadic Orphans had been intense, this was a whole new struggle. He’d spent his whole life fighting to make the voices of his people heard. Now, for the first time ever, people wanted to listen. He hosted countless demos, loaned them tech, offered tips to in-house research departments, but then they seemed to drop off the face of the earth. Lodestar felt empty inside. There was no follow-through on the opportunities they were offering him, and certainly no payments of any kind. Money was dwindling. Then he heard from a company called Primality, who rolled up with an idea and a dump truck full of cash.

Primality told Lodestar that they were interested in the neural linking he’d implemented with Galvan, his canine companion. They were hoping to develop a line of products that would allow owners to enhance their pets. Lodestar was hesitant, but their enthusiasm, and promise of upfront payment, won him over. He travelled to Primality’s HQ several weeks ago for a short, face-to-face meeting with their founders. No one has heard from him since.

Within days of Lodestar’s disappearance, Galvan spiralled. He stopped eating, wagging his tail and won’t even bark at the mailman. Galvan has enlisted the help of Maverick, the only person who is taking his concerns seriously. Everyone else dismissed his worries. But Maverick is no stranger to the stink of shady deals, and everything about this scenario reeks to high heaven. 

Meanwhile, on Primality’s darkest basement floor, under lock and armed guard, Lodestar toils on his worst nightmare – his technology being used to weaponize animals. And Primality aren’t stopping there. Their ultimate goal is to revive the fiercest animals from prehistory, and create an army of neurally linked AI beasts. 

Will Maverick and Galvan be able to rescue Lodestar? Or will he unwillingly unleash terror upon the streets and undo everything he’s worked towards?

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