Sunrise the next day found the POU group dispersing for a final patrol. Many of them would break camp and go back to their normal duties tomorrow. A small team would continue searching for gates, but would spread out from the immediate Big Bend area. The army unit had already begun to pack for moving. Washington had alerted the military their effort was needed to assist with the after-effects of a massive hurricane that had slammed into the east coast two days earlier.
Everyone acknowledged the weather seemed to be getting steadily more violent and unpredictable. Whether or not the alien invaders had a hand in this problem was anybody’s guess. Aron told Clay the elves believed it was likely. Clay tended to respect their wisdom and experience. After all, they’d been around when humans were
