transformations to look like Bzadians. As they are approaching the base a few Bzadian vehicles come out to them and ask who they are and what they are doing. The whole group has been trained to speak the Bzadian language, and act and use their gestures. The Bzadian patrol group brings them into the base and the 5 teenagers seem to be fitting in well.
Part II: Commentary
Chisnall still has no idea of who the traitor could be, and no one has shown signs of it.
The two British soldiers that they meet after having a firefight turn out to be friends of Chisnall, and he gets to talking with them about the war. One had an injured leg, and he couldn’t walk on it with the support of one of the members there. When the Bzadian patrol arrived Chisnall did most of the talking as he was the leader. In the book they have the conversation between Chisnall and the Bzadian patrol in English, but it is a completely different language, because one of the “prisoners" speaks, and the Bzadians have no idea of what he is saying. After a few times Chisnall speaks, he seems unconfident of what he is saying, and is constantly scanning and examining the reactions of the patrol. They aren’t showing any signs of being suspicious towards the group, but a few times they seem confused by the reactions. Most likely they just think he is acting strange, or just has a weird personality. The Bzadians make many references to the “strange" ways of the scumbugz’s lives (Bzadians call humans scumbugz). They are particularly dumbfounded by the fact that humans stay with one partner their entire
lives.