Chapter 20, Meat Summary

Speaker is unconscious, and Louis feels he is dying of thirst. However, the woman returns, and Nessus continues to court her. She lets him up into her area, and she turns off the field, lowering the vehicles to the ground and letting Louis off his. Speaker is unconscious but alive. Louis gives him some water. Louis also sees Teela's cycle among the cars, and he believes she is dead.

Speaker wakes. He is starving, and he is looking at Louis strangely. He tells Louis that he needs fresh meat. Louis says that they both know fresh meat is available. The question is, will Speaker eat it? Speaker says that he will starve before he eats Louis, a matter of honor. Louis is surprised that he is able to sleep.

Louis and Speaker break into some of the cells. They see a...