he has observed so far. But in scanning the crowd he can see no single body of significance. No one main cattle herder standing aside or any sort of nucleus for that matter. Completely devoid of leadership. It was very strange. He pulls back away from the edge and looks towards the horizon. The sun is looking almost anxious to conclude the day and let him get to work in the shadows.

Steve: Is this some sort of adaptation of tactics to counter mine?

This is what he needed to figure out and why he’d remained in the town all day.

Steve: Had they evolved? Or where they just a version of the drones I haven’t seen until now?

There was a distinct difference between their