“Apprehension, disquiet, unease,” I explainedWilhelm nodded in understanding “Ahh, angst.”“Yes, extreme angst.”The dais for the ceremony h...d been well constructed, and I made a mental note to have the structure searched before the Royal Party’s arrival.We then set off for Garrison Headquarters in Barrack Lane.Colonel Edward Cross, known throughout the army as ‘Blood and Guts’, greeted me warmly.“Come for your donkey wallopers have you, Jack?” he said, giving me a smile and a firm handshake. We. Instead of broken corpses, he saw the thousands of people that he had saved, all turned to face him on that vast plain. Huge crowds of men and women raised their voices in a wordless cheer of gratitude, while great numbers of Ashanath joined a psychic chorus of praise to his name.His heart bolstered by the grateful admiration of the souls he had saved, he faced the Stygian abomination with steely determination. He could sense it’s smug satisfaction turning to disgust and loathing, and with an. ”“Unfortunately, we have a problem here on campus.”“What is it?”Dr. Yamani swallowed and said: “Sir, your son is missing.”“What? Come again.”“Your son is missing.”“Where did he go?”“That’s the problem, your holiness. We don’t know where he went.”“Are you telling me Khozem just disappeared?”“Yes.”“And you have no idea where he went?”“No idea, sir.”“You mean I left my son under your vigilance, and suddenly he’s gone?”“Yes, sir, that is precise. Except that Dr. Farrukh is also responsible.”“All of. .. Yeah right! Don't worry about it, we need to give this key to the Corporal anyway."Jack thought for a moment and asked, "Do you think that he would make sure my letters got mailed to Masha?"I teased, "I don't know what he'll do after all the shit you gave him, he might just throw them in the trash."The Corporal came back into the room and I had to bite my tongue to keep from laughing when Jack apologized again, "Hey listen, I really am sorry about being such a pain in the ass earlier."The.