"They’re not strategists," said Ash, "though they assume they are, and rather good ones at that. A fully functional, strategically sound opponent would be a greater threat, but without posing the sort of unpredictable danger they currently do." The bike was still thrumming, slowly but smoothly forward, between vehicles. "And Pryor, a mercenary opportunist, someone they’ve used before as a fixer, is taking advantage of the situation, no doubt in hope of becoming more than just a hired hand."