He got to his feet. Most of them didn't look dangerous at all. He'd glimpsedthem before, in the forest and along the roads farther south, and beenawed. Then Kusu looked at Kristal.
To complicate his situation would be unwise. First, what you mean by 'retarded' is mentally retarded. And even as he pressedthe acknowledge key, he realized he'd screwed up. The battalion turned off the main road a mile or so before they reached theAlmar, and hiked a half-mile east to the army encampment, halting inranks on the drill field.
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