We’ve got some visitors headed our way. We need to get a closer look at them.”“What sort of visitors?” Razai asked.“They might be the same p...ople who attacked us before,” Leena said. “I saw armed men and villagers. There’s a wizard, I think, and one of my people. I couldn’t get close enough to see more.”Corec said, “They’re a couple of days out so it gives us some time to get ready. Razai, those disguises of yours—can you be anyone you want?”She grinned, showing her fangs. “You want me to spy. "The drill, the look see was my idea. I'll foot the bill for it." I said. "Don't argue. It will be cheap entertainment," I said."I didn't think to ask if there is a heading for burglar tool in you expense account," he said."I know pencil pushers are so unreasonable," I said with a laugh. Tom laughed as well. The waitress even smiled as she put the plates in front of us.After breakfast we drove back to the motel. On arrival we each went our separate ways. However after a few minutes the naked. If he didn’t smell like a member of their colony, what might these Bugs have done to him? He remembered how one of them had torn through a whole therapsid in the space of a couple of minutes, imagining the same fate befalling a human. They might not differentiate between an enemy combatant and a prey animal, it was all protein and calcium to them, their soldiers certainly didn’t seem to have any concept of humane warfare.Chemical weapons had been outlawed in human society half a millennium ago,. I said “Call that old geyser I’m here and ready right now!” She said “OK I hope you’re prepared, He is around the corner at the park hoping you’d want to fight him now. Let me text him …she did .. he replied immediately…she said get ready to fight …. He is on his way. I thought to myself obviously the old stud isn’t afraid of me. I pulled her to me and forced her to kiss me …. I gazed into her eyes but she had this faraway look … like she was already his. I was feeling empty when Doc knocked.