Maha spent the majority of the days pacing around the house. He hadn't heard from Ferd in over a week now, with only Ryu to speak to. Every once and a while he would stop and look at the odd egg that was left in his possession, wondering what it could possibly be.
He kept it on Ferd's desk, right under the lamp to keep it warm. He'd sit there for hours simply watching and counting how many ticks he'd hear every hour. "8 ticks.... 9 ticks...."
He barely slept those couple of weeks, hoping Ferd would come back. He feared leaving the island to search for him, not wanting to leave the house and the egg unguarded. He would call Ferd's cell, hoping that the call would go through once.
“The number you have dialed is currently unavailable or out of service. Please hang up or call again later.”
He sat back in the chair in front of the egg and tapped his finger to the ticks of the egg. "13 ticks.... 15 ticks...."