Gendron seemed to scowl. He turned and gestured to someone beyond Carter's view, and two more men entered the cell.
"Well? How does it look?" one of them asked.
"Not so good," said Gendron. "I don't think he's under control yet. I don't know how he can resist so well."
"You sure he's still under his own will? How can you tell?"
"He's belligerent," said Gendron. "He's the same as he was last night."
"The Khethlani never fails," said one of the two men. "How could it go wrong?"
Carter frowned. Apparently they expected him to have been taken over by someone or something—and he hadn't been.
"Sorry to disappoint you, Gendron. Your whatever-it-is just hasn't taken hold."
"Very strange, Carter. We may have to kill you."