Qiao did not want the General to think they were taking this less than seriously, and that was hard enough with Malark strumming on his lute.Himo rose...from her lotus position in a graceful motion without using her hands. She always moved fluidly, even for an elf. “General Grodan, hero of the battle of Raven Rock,” Himo said formally, nodding towards him.He grunted non-committedly as Marlark’s lute quieted. “Listen up, I don’t have time to repeat myself,” the older man said. “The horde has split. One of the bags was ripped and every once in a while, a $20 bill fell out onto the sidewalk.Noticing this, a policeman stopped her, and said, “Ma’am, there are $20 bills falling out of that bag.”“Oh, really? Darn it!” said the little old lady. “I’d better go back and see if I can find them. Thanks for telling me, Officer.”“Well, now, not so fast,” said the cop.“Where did you get all that money? You didn’t steal it, did you?”“Oh, no, no”, said the old lady.“You see, my back yard is right next to. ..Going out into the lorry park, I feel so exposed. All these lorries, mostly in darkness. It feels like I'm being watched from every cab, curtains twitching. Even with the boys I feel vulnerable. I'm returning to the scene of the crime......this is where it happened.....where the crowd watched and jeered, no doubt wishing they could get their hands on me. It's a feeling which is both frightening and exciting at the same time. With robin and simon by my side linking arms, we walk as quietly as. According to the map that Bix had shown us, Headquarters Company and Battalion would occupy Mahaweel, along with a few other support elements, like the engineers and supply. Charlie Company would move back towards Musayib. HQ, Charlie, and Battalion would be responsible for holding Route Indigo east from Musayib. Bravo Company and Alpha Company would be on the west side, moving almost to Jurf Sahkar. In some respects, it was like what we had done at Camp Custer, but in that case, we had been on.