James Rodriguez
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Nothing.
Thomas kept his eyes fixed on the trees.
I've done jungle ops in Southeast Asia, Central America, Philippines.
Heard all kinds of wildlife.
This wasn't that.
I nodded, neither confirming nor dismissing his assessment.
We'd been on the island less than 18 hours.
Too early to draw conclusions.
I'll take over.
Get some rest.
Thomas hesitated, reluctant to leave his post while uncertain threats remained.
Military conditioning ran deep.
I documented it in the log.
He said finally.
Time bearing.
Duration.
Got Stu up at 400.
He handed me the night vision monocular and walked back toward his tent.
His footsteps were measured deliberate, maintaining noise discipline even within camp.
I settled into the watch position, a camp chair positioned to observe both the beach and the jungle edge.