The trip back takes a little longer. The increased load, and the age of the vehicle, means you have to pick your way a little more carefully. One afternoon you spot in the distance a half-dozen Dantarii tribesmen in a battle with some sort of large predator, but they're much farther away than the tribe you met, so you keep your distance. The morning of the second day, you wake up to fins your vehicle surrounded by bol. It seems a herd moved into the area early in the morning while you were sleeping. It takes a little gentle nudging, but you extricate yourself from the herd without incident.
It is late on the 4th day when you finally return to the base. In the week or so you've been gone, they're made a lot of progress. The foundations of the main structure have been completed, and they're putting up walls. It also looks like they've started laying the groundwork for some outbuildings apart from the main bunker. The security fence is also in place, and it looks like some techs are assembling weapon turrets. But, perhaps most importantly, a large communications tower has been erected. That's going to put you guys in touch with the large rebellion.
You are intercepted several klicks from the base, and escorted in by a pair of troopers on speeder bikes.
This late in the day, the place should be shutting down, but large banks of floodlights illuminate the work areas, and it looks like most of the unit is still hard at work.
Some sergeant you can't remember the name of walks up as you climb down from the vehicle. "Specialist Keshani. We've got comms security now - check in with the comms shop to get your comlink updated. Oh, and the Lieutenant wanted to speak to you if you showed up." He glances at the vehicle. "Anything in there you need unloaded? We're short handed, but I can pry a couple of pairs of hands free if you need them."
According to your indoctrination training, the Sergeant technically outranks you. But as a specialist, you have pull over things within your specialty.
