Council Leader Vorik stood in his council chamber. He was missing his mate. He had sent her down in the tunnels with many of the humans to keep her and their infant twins safe. They still had more humans to send down there. A lot more.
Guard Commander Drevick stood beside him. Each of them had a protective palm shield in case they came under fire. They also kept a cloaking device with them at all times. A blaster hung on their belts; they wore full battle armor. They knew they needed to be prepared for anything.
The rotation at the tunnel entrance guards was set up, making sure Van and Xant had the shift that would give them the most cover as they sent in groups of humans and their mates and children. It had been nearly two weeks. On all the nights that Van and Xant took the guard post, was when they spent the night moving humans into the tunnels. All were cloaked and sent under the cover of night.
