Starglow Basin a flag of red

as the man’s thoughtful tune unwinds like an added out into the swallowing desert air, soto’s gaze slides to the oasis in the distance. 

they may be small for now, but he knows one thing; an avalanche starts with a single stone. 

decisive, he turns back to the halcon. buen trabajo. mantenlos vigilados. sucking in a deep breath, envisioning safiya in his mind’s eye, soto speaks once more. cuando nos mudemos a luneshale, traéles un regalo.

content the man understood his assignment, soto began his long patrol of the highlands east.