Hollow Stump Recon

I pushed deeper past the mossy brick at first light, tracking the trail from the red tag. Ahead lay a massive hollow wooden stump flanked by dense ivy vines. Moving under low brush cover, I breached the interior recess through a cracked knot in the bark. Inside, half-buried under damp mulch and dead leaves, I uncovered a faded red-and-white plastic toy walkie-talkie clip—matching Delta armor markings. No body, no remnants of a fallen brother, only equipment left behind in haste. Gideon's trail goes cold here for now, but Sev survived the primary ambush and withdrew toward the fence line. Sector Kashyyyk remains under active reconnaissance.