Re: BETA QUAD #2
The 'Tent" was rather full as the Sun rose to a little past Mid -day...
some Civies with a few troopers brought food and drink into the tent to set a buffet-type table and set drinks in a cooler trough that was sitting on a hover cart.
There was another hunch of meat for the Naragran.
The workers who have 'shift-like' schedules , were either leaving.... starting work after their mid day meal..or just arriving for work.
Down where Henry's Shuttle was parted, Teams were setting up 10 foot tall..wire fences.. the wire( more like Cable ) was there to deter colonists from building past that point... directly across the lake, the other settlement was doing the Same...
the Settlement at the Northeast ( middle) of the far side had the walls that the Naragrans where helping them set.. leaving openings anywhere there was a pathway into the trees
all most the whole west shore like was devoid of any building, and only some 'sightseers' ( who were armed ) and pairs of guards who were patrolling...thus, give wild life some place to access the lake.
To the east, was a rather wide gap in the wall being built, the path looked more like road... Hennings asked about that...
..That is the road to the sea... some 100 or your Miles... It is a grand sight to see... the creatures there are Bigger then the lake and there are some shore fruits and such that grow there.... it is not a good place to stay though, since the creatures there hunt for food...there have been attempts to set up outposts.. but they get ravaged in a day or so...... My people go there to enjoy a day...most leave by the next morning..we also have gatherers go there to pick fruits and catch the water creatures to vary our food supply...the trade off, some of our people almost always get taken themselves.
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McCloud Sat with his people. he allowed them to open their suits a bit and take a break. he had his COM channel ready to support Spencer's team, since the top group had , more then enough reserves
Hemsly was annoyed.....if we ain't goin' ta be inside the mountain? we should be huntin' down those beasties that attacked the Tech party. We chew enough of the bloody bastards up..they'll get the message, i'm thinkin'
McNeil shakes her head,..and the SGT MAJ needs us , and were in the Bloody Bush, beatin' on horsemen then? What right big heroes we would be?