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According to the reports, the Niqols had set up camp outside the encirclement.

That hadn't been the Niqols' initial strategy, but Wayne's presence had forced them into that slower approach. Nothing they threw at the outpost worked anyway, so they settled on the grey sand, temporarily satisfied with pinning those human forces down.

Actually, few Niqols stood watch anymore after those uneventful two weeks, but Khan's appearance forced everyone to drop their tasks and gather by the metal encirclement. That was the moment they had been waiting for, and some tension inevitably filled the area.

Khan briefly browsed the encirclement before stepping toward it, stopping once he reached the sitting Wayne. The man had both legs and arms crossed, but his excited smile couldn't make him look any happier.

"Good job out here," Khan praised, patting Wayne's shoulder.