Chapter 131: On the Move

• Assistant Officer Caswell felt like he had made the correct choice. After Queen had gone into the eastern part of town and only appeared to have been meeting with the locals; he felt relieved that he didn't involve Special Officer Hawkins after all. Even on the next day when Lisa appeared to be leaving the town with a few others, Caswell didn't immediately report it as a concern either. Both days he only submitted a daily report to Hawkins mentioning her movements as non-threatening and nominal.
• At the time Special Officer Hawkins was still preparing for the mission to track 56. When he read the reports, Hawkins dismissed them. From what he understood of that town was that even though the militia had beaten away the gang in that area, they were still nothing more than a useless rabble. Mere desert bound folk that couldn't threaten anyone, especially not the AFR military forces.
• There was one thing that did catch Caswell by surprise. The Mechs that originally were stored away, by the militia, were now marching out of the town, eastward, and he had no idea as to why. The Osprey drone watched their movements over the course of the day, from just below a single wispy cloud floating above the town. It wasn't until the Mechs and company turned back towards the town, but now on the topside of the cliff, that Caswell figured out a likely reason.