вЂњWe have yet to formulate standards by which to judge these creatures.

Solution-pale-Overseer waited until the CrigolitвЂ™s mind had cleared. Sacrifice themselves they will, and unpredictably.вЂќ Unreasoning and illogic are their allies. The Massood we can predict and strategy devise to counteract, but not these. Unorthodox methods of fighting they employ. вЂњWell on our way to winning Vasarih we were, until these creatures arrived. They bring with them no new superweapons, nothing we have not dealt with previously.вЂќДЄ Crigolit officer spoke up, not in the least deferential. вЂњThe specimens have revealed exceptional physical abilities, but no daunting devices. It is to these few that we owe what real information we have.вЂќ Bent-high-Commanding deferred to Solution-pale-Overseer, who assumed the formerвЂ™s speaking position. However, that has not prevented us from securing several live specimens. вЂњAs would be anticipated, the Weave has been extremely protective of them, doing its utmost to shield them from our observation. Those cadavers which have been dissected have not been especially informative, though I am told preliminary examinations suggest that their neuromuscular systemology is unusually dense for a mammalian life-form.вЂќ вЂњThe threat they pose is therefore manyfold and complex. It may be that their influence will extend to and include such as the SвЂ™van and Hivistahm, though there is as yet no evidence to support such a hypothesis.вЂќ вЂњThe Massood seem to fight better when placed alongside these creatures, who have the ability to make those in their company function more efficiently. вЂњExamples?вЂќ mused Thoughtful-quick-Probing, admonishing its bud to pay close attention. There have also been deleterious side effects.вЂќ Their modest presence on Vasarih has rapidly made our presence there untenable. The number participating in Weave actions is still small but increasing. вЂњFurther encounters and new information have revealed that these beings are in fact native to a world of their own.

The presence of two intelligent species on the same world is not without precedent.вЂќ

They were first detected in small numbers on Vasarih and it was thought initially they might be native to that world. вЂњThe Weave has engaged a new ally, an extraordinarily effective fighting species which appears to embody a heretofore unencountered combination of high technology and primitive ferocity. Evidently this last information was new to them. Recent developments have adversely affected their outlook.вЂќ The Crigolit set to muttering among themselves. The Aurunians had forgone the deviancy of the Weave in favor of furthering the Purpose. Immediately all Amplitur thoughts were stilled in deference to the presence of their mentally mute allies.Д«ent-high-Commanding spoke aloud, struggling to convey its thoughts by means of the crude, wispy vocalizations that were utilized by all other sentient races. Assuming position to one side, it exchanged silent greetings with the others of its own kind while Bent-high-Commanding shifted forward. Thoughtful-quick-Probing noted the presence of most of the Command staff together with a number of Ashregan, Molitar, and Crigolit officers.

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