[Gretin]

Abhay moved smoothly out from behind the trees once he saw it was all safe, and said hesitantly, "Uh, hey guys!"

Albert: "It's good to see you're alive, though it might not have been necessary to scare the life out of me. Did you find... anyone... or anything... at the village? There are some things I'd like to here news of, and some people."

Abhay spoke up, "Well, I saw something; on my way to... well, what's LEFT of the village, I came across a small industrial camp, I wasn't able to discover the exact numbers, but there's at least three of them. There was a big bro slig and two others, one of whom I think, judging from his manner and what he was wearing, is the commander Mento Veldrac. One was on the lookout, though, so I thought it too risky to try finding out more..." his voice drifted off.