The human was working out well. He had helped them save several buildings that were important to the war effort; still Tarag didn’t trust him. Something about this human bothered him. He was hiding something.

He was too willing to help them. It was as if he was diverting their attention away from something else. Tarag figured that if he was stuck here then he could keep an eye on what was happening. If there was subterfuge here he would find it.

“You were right about the human my old friend.” Meaxac nodded. “He has helped us more then we could have hoped for. We should have the whole city under our control within a week.”

“Yes.” Tarag agreed. “But watch him close. He may not be worthy of our trust.”

“That won’t be your problem.” Meaxac smiled. “I have your new orders. Please follow me.”

Tarag grinned as they entered the large building near the citadel. Before him stood twenty armored beings of both male and female verity. Tarag began to wonder what his old friend planned.

“These are among the best fighters we have.” Meaxac began. “The high king ordered that you be given your of them to train as your own unit. He has given his blessing for the mission you wish to undertake. Unfortunately he has denied my request for Mantean warbots. It seems that the native’s steambots are not dangerous enough for us to take the risk.”

“He’s right though.” Tarag looked at the troops before him. “I think we will have a hard enough time winning this world, if the alliance gets involved we just as well leave. The high king doesn’t want to bring any more attention to this world by bringing in anything that big. Besides the only reason we are even here is because this world is so close to the Oimon Drift and the pirates have been raiding to many of our ships. We couldn’t afford to show our alliance with the Mantean yet.”

“He did send this.” Meaxac opened a chest sitting off to the side.

Tarag look in the chest and smiled as he pulled out the items inside. Psy enhancement gauntlets and circlets as well as nanite armor and a cloak made of light displacing material. With these items he would stand a chance against the augmented half-breed that the natives had chosen as their leader. With these items they might just have a chance.