Just take your orders to the Officer of the Day at the Air Station in Pensacola and report to him. From there, you’ll draw uniforms and your staff. ...fter that, you’ll be sent where we need you most, probably England, but we don’t know yet.’ ‘Who is my immediate superior?’ ‘I am.’ ‘Where are you stationed?’ ‘Washington.’ I nodded, ‘So, I’m the advance party, so to speak?’ ‘Exactly.’ He and Ross stood up to leave. ‘Good to have you back in Navy Blue, Commander.’ ‘Thank you, Captain, I hope it. I have to get to the hotel to see if everything was still going smooth. I grabbed a quick bite of something Pablo had made. Went out to my horse Pablo had saddled, and hastened to the hotel. The first person I saw as I entered the lobby was Emilio as he rushed over to me. “Senor, I have done as you asked and kept people from disturbing Mrs. Whitaker, but I don't know how much longer I can. Some very influential personages wish to be announced and I will have to let them, soon.” Seems it took. For that matter, I had no idea which were the two that held my hands and guided me to our mysterious destination.I wasn’t led to a car, which meant my surprise was nearby. And since I had been blindfolded and led out of the house, it was safe to assume that wasn’t our destination either. But then where the hell were we going?We walked in silence for a few minutes before reaching our destination. The echoing of our footsteps told me we had just entered a building. The slight change in odor. John could easily manage the ranch while he was gone. They started out with 150 head on a trip expected to last 3 weeks. Otto had his dogs and four cowboys with him. Actually, Otto expected the dogs to do most of the cattle control, since they appeared to dearly love the job. In fact, the men were there to support the dogs, not the other way around. By the time this drive was over, Otto expected to have 4 men he could trust to lead the future drives.Not much out of the ordinary happened during.