In the distance, well-concealed high in the cover afforded by the dense foliage, a silent figure lurked in the shadows. He watched, though he held no macrobinoculars-for a pair was conveniently built into his battle-scarred helmet.

He listened in as easily if he were one of the stormtroopers, his broad-band antenna de-scrambling the signal of their comlinks and effectively turning the silent soldiers into eavesdropping devices. Once again, nothing escaped his notice. Just as no one escaped him. -Pg.10-11