They assembled faster this time, but I could see it in their faces, the exhaustion, the fear, the doubt. They were starting to wonder if I was protecting them or tormenting them.

I held up the communication device. "I found this hidden in Supply Cave Three. Someone here has been reporting our every move."

Faces paled. People looked at their neighbors with suspicion.

"Whoever planted this has one chance," I said. "Come forward now, confess, and I'll make it quick. Make me hunt you down, and ...