"I'll ask and let you know, just wait patiently! Remember, old rules, don't let her get hurt in any way, especially her face—if so much as a scratch is left, it'll reduce her value!"
...
After the call ended.
A shadow returned to the cave while another stayed vigilant near the entrance.
The two would take turns standing guard, hidden within these vast mountains, waiting for news.
Meanwhile, in the geosynchronous orbit 36,000 kilometers from the Earth's surface, an expensive electronic surveillance satellite was diligently at work.
Its job seemed simple: intercept communication data between various satellites and ground terminals, and relay it to the War Statistics Institute's satellite communication monitoring station, but the workload was indeed massive.
