"I don't care about the fucking chickens," he said through gritted teeth. And, holy shit, Ray's voice even more obnoxious than he was accustomed to.

"The quicker he kills them, the quicker they'll be quiet." Now, if only the rest of the noise around them were as easy to take care of as that. "You didn't happen to pack earplugs along with all of the useless shit in those bags, did you?"