Ethan stands before the Beast, receiving his orders to once again infiltrate Daniel Bryant's family of orphans. All of the remaining "outside humans" have to be located and captured because time is short and food supplies are low. The adult males are needed to impregnate the females of child-bearing age already in captivity. The rest of the "inside humans" can be used as feeders to nourish the Beast, but he must be careful not to drain them of their life source too soon or they could die before he is able to replenish the blood supply. The Beast has only nine searchers and 537 earth days to...