AVP Rift War 3

Ny'ytap flicked on his camouflaging and poured on the speed. He juked left, then right, then left, then left again. Irritated, he watched as all three of his wards passed without noticing his presence. When he had all-but vanished from sight, they should have stopped to take stock. Instead they kept plowing ahead. Another thirty meters and they finally stopped, finally acknowledging that he was missing. Vai'ke took charge. He grabbed Ba'sta and pointed back the way they came.

Then he directed Cau'dki to continue forward another thirty meters. Once the other two reached the designated goals they began to move in a circle, keeping equidistant from where Vai'ke stood. Good. Ny'ytap found himself grinning. At least they were using a proper search pattern, proving that in basic training they'd learned more than how to change their own diapers and sharpen their wristblades.

This put him in a quandary, though. He was inside the circle of their attention. If they continued, they would find him. No, he wasn't ready to give them a win-it was too early in the program. He waited until Cau'dki was near, then grabbed the unblooded by one arm and threw him back to where Vai'ke stood. The self-proclaimed leader backed away to keep from falling and let his wristblades flash, ready for a possible attack. Cau'dki growled in in anger. He scrambled to his feet, and the two of them went back-to-back.-pg.34 chpt.3