章 86: Marching in Rain

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Back in the present : 

Opal continued to question what I planned to do when we arrived, and I kept responding that I didn't know. "I'll come up with something," I assured him.

"Why does that not comfort me?" he retorted.

"Getting close is half the battle—what's that over there?"

"More fighting, Boss. But not our part."

"Look again, Opal."

"Oh."