Chapter 8The carcass had arms and legsand was areasonable facsimile of a dead body. Our ‘flyers’ had scoured theland and found a site that held some odd markings and unique stonepillars. Which was just what we were looking for. A shuttle hadbrought the body and a squad surrounded the specified location. Ihooked into a jetpack as two soldiers placed the body down. Iorderedeveryone back. I wanted at least twenty yards between us and thefacsimile. Altamonte also slipped on a jetpack. We lifted off andhovered over the site.
“It’s kind of a long shot,” hesaid, when we were fifteen feet above ground.
“Worth trying,” I said. “Ifnothing happens, all we’ve wasted is some time.”
A stillness settled over the land. Nota leaf rustled in the trees. Astrid and other squad members watchedin silence. As
