Even hiding here, they appeared very alert.
Ten individuals, all with strong builds and formidable combat prowess.
They were chatting away, speaking the Solama language—incomprehensible chatter, mostly beyond understanding.
As nearly everyone got into position, Ella Pemberton's voice came through the public channel in the earpiece—
"Can anyone understand what they're saying?"
Silence.
Ten seconds passed with no one making a sound.
Clearly, they had not anticipated this; no one had gone out of their way to learn such an obscure and limited-use language.
Just as they were about to give up, a detached inquiry floated through the public channel, "What language?"
Flossie Wright's tone was always distinctive, so that even those not familiar with her could recognize her voice at this moment.
"Somara," Sandy Cruz replied.