More likely, the desert men never told the visiting chief scout all their secret sites.

For all I know the desert men are out getting some sun.

He glanced at the desert men with him, and they all nodded.

The desert man had reverted to a different, feral human being as they watched.

The desert man continued his peculiar running, moving imperceptibly closer.

So, I would be surprised if the desert men didn't stand .

Only a handful of desert men gave immediate chase; few really knew what had happened.

The desert men drew up before the desolate plain, spent from their chase.

The desert men reined around and went back the way they'd come.

A chance encounter with a desert man changes his outlook on life.