Last spark from the ashes

//Impressive! I'm starting to understand why you don't want anyone scanning your gear. It's funny, though - that pulse you used tracked just like the rifles their friends use.// She gestures at the corpse in front of her. //That'll set them wondering. You know, if any of them get away next time.//

It's a pretty large 'if', but there are always sentries. As for the vehicles...

//Yeah- these heavy Pikes, they're new. Much tougher than the little scrap-buckets I've seen before. Could have put up a nice fight if the drivers knew how to use them. It's a shame. Have you seen these, Ghost?//

//I have some data on them. I should warn you, they... don't belong to the Winter forces. If there's an outside pack hunting in this area, they're much quieter. I can't detect any unidentified communications, but I'll keep monitoring.//