Summary

In “Eight Months Later,” Piet, one of the falconers, told Rufus that he believed eagles could be used to defend against hostile drones. To help train the eagles now at the ranch, Rufus built practice drones and designed gauntlets to protect the eagles’ feet from the rotors.

In “Cyberabad,” doctors explain to Laks, who has lost his long-term memory, that the neural connections were damaged by exposure to a particular energy pattern. It was explained to him that they were trying to get his brain working again by repairing or replacing the parts that had been damaged. When Laks asked why so much effort was being put into getting him well, he was told that he was a hero of India. India had another project they planned for him to help them with.

In “The Beaver,” the day Saskia...