Reaper watched the town from a nearby high ground, using its massive sensor package to record things, and decided that if this one was part of Barid's organization, then Barid had broken, either deliberately or through neglectful control of underlings, the agreement with Draiss. However, retaliating now would be counter-productive to the town, as would making contact. Just being this close to the town, despite having evaded (presumably) the drone's attempts to observe it during the trip here, it realized this might be in retaliation to its 'attacks' on outposts.<br/><br/>Instead, it retreated a ways from the town, and then sent a message in the clear.<em>Wish to talk. Send a single squad. Will wait here for up to one day, any drones, I leave. End of line.</em>