Deadwood Ambush

Thalia studied the pouch for a moment, then raised her voice. "What's your name?"

Too many unsettling things had been happening out here lately. She wasn't charging in blind without knowing what she was actually dealing with. What if this was just another creature running a disguise?

"Nance. I'm, I'm the base commander's..."

The voice fractured and gave out, collapsing into muffled, frantic sobbin