the ssage was never delivered to tentei

he felt like a petty detective stead of a high ilitary an one disappearance no witnesses o ntradictg reports needless to say, kenren's version was the ore reliable one

strange tis deed

tenpou sted harder at the letterg, parg one note with another, then with another and yet another, until

"dait tenpou!" tely, 'dait' seed to be his first na

"yes general?"

kenren stood with his ars crossed at the study's entrance, puffg angrily at a newly lit cigarette "i thought told you to stay put"

"i' stayg put" replied tenpou atter-of-factly

"i ant bed"

the arshal siled as sweetly as he uld anage at that pot "i thought you didn't like frigid partners" but this ti kenren wasn't aed

"i don't i jt don't want to take you while you're jured so until you're better"