Dean had discovered that twelve infected dogs were considerably easier to accommodate than twelve infected beasts.
Unfortunately, they had also become considerably harder to remove.
Three weeks after Claudia's Palace, the animals remained in the secured western gardens of the imperial residence, where Victor had transformed one of the old maintenance buildings into a temporary observation facility and assigned enough medical personnel to make the arrangement look like a small research institute.
The dogs had not infected anyone.
They had not reverted to their original forms, displayed aggression, or released corrupted pheromones unless Arion deliberately instructed them to do so.
Even then, their output remained controlled.
Victor considered the results fascinating.
Hendrik considered the entire situation a security problem that had somehow acquired twelve wagging tails.
Dean considered them adorable.
