Killian Elena had not only become a new person, she had become a miracle-worker. Three days of some herbal concoctions and status interviews— she refused to call it interrogation— and the prisoner was greatly improved. Elena also insisted on calling by first name, but as Alpha I would not be doing the same. We had scheduled a team meeting again to hear her reports. I was pleased to see that others in the room were as impressed as I was, even if there was still skepticism around her tactics. “The patient is able to hold a conversation, even when I use triggering language or criticize his lifestyle.” The stern faces in the room nodded their understanding as she spoke. “I have kept things light so far, gaining his trust and letting him drive the conversation and reveal as much or as

