As if the developing bodies of the ratlings weren't enough, Zach and the others soon encountered their first ratling settlement. It was nothing more than a few burrows and straw huts. But it was proof of civilization beyond mere tools.
And the further they progressed, the more the buildings and settlements grew. From a few misshapen huts built without organization to neatly arranged and well-structured huts to primitive brick houses.
The rate, spread, and path of development didn't make any sense. Why weren't all ratlings developed and living in proper houses if some were? Were they not related to each other or part of the same civilization even if they lived right next to each other?
What was the deal? Why did the ratlings grow more advanced the further Zach and the others progressed into the grasslands?
