people, "the threat of The Oneness will always
hang over us. They are determined to rule us, they have not been
stopped, only set back. As long as their cities exist, there is always
the chance they can gather their strength again, and attack us once
more.
219 And they probe our positions daily, looking for any sign of
weakness. We must not consider for a moment, that they are finished.
They are like a mad, sleeping dog. While it sleeps, it is not
dangerous, but when it awakens it is a walking terror."
220 As if to emphasize his warning, only a few hours after his speech
was broadcast, hornet bombs fell on Blossom, Junction, Lo, Bandit,
Rail. The Oneness was by no means yet down. They still had plenty of
fight.
221 But it didn't take Mountain Glory long to figure out how the hornet
bombs worked, and she soon designed fighters using their own principle,
that were faster than the enemy's buzzing terror.
222 Gray Boar decided to leave the enemy be. He was not going to waste
lives trying to break into their stronghold. His people could easily
defend themselves. It might take many seasons, but eventually
they'd find a way to destroy their barriers and finish it. But until
then, they could keep them snug in their own territory without too much
trouble.
223 Mountain Glory began to work on the design of a new bomber she
called The Flying Fortress. It would have four engines, be equipped
with twelve machine rifles, and be able to fly higher and faster than
any enemy fighter; so high, that it would be able to fly over the
summer dust storms and attack the enemy, day or night.
224 It was not many seasons before thousands of these planes made life
a living agony for The Oneness. Striking from bases far out of their
reach, they destroyed their railroads as fast as they repaired them,