He and Imanov had more to say to each other, he knew, but this wasn't the time or the place, not when there were more pressing matters, like dead bodies and people lurking around the outbuildings.
"I'll take point."
He moved past Rakitin and exited the building, careful not to pause directly under the sodium lights. Kassian took several paces beyond and stopped in shadow, then carefully looked around.
The surrounding buildings sat silently, with no telltale shadows. They would keep their secrets this night, apparently.
"It's clear," he called, voice pitched low. He waited until the MENTs exited the building and gestured for them to follow.
Kassian set a quick pace. He rarely took point in any given exercise, instead preferring to trail the group and keep watch over all his charges at once while he kept an eye on their surroundings. With Rakitin and Liadov behind him, he felt out of touch, but forged steadily ahead, cutting behind buildings and taking the long way around, instead of the obvious path.
Not an ideal situation, but he would make the best of it.
As they neared the East wing, Kassian spoke over his shoulder, but did not turn to glance behind him.
"The directive was an ALL PERSONNEL, so that means Flame Patrol will be there," he told the MENTs. "Try to minimize contact. We'll be running interference."
He let the way inside. Ahead, Kassian could hear voices echoing in the main hall. They weren't too late, then.
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Date: 2007-06-16 08:13 am (UTC)He and Imanov had more to say to each other, he knew, but this wasn't the time or the place, not when there were more pressing matters, like dead bodies and people lurking around the outbuildings.
"I'll take point."
He moved past Rakitin and exited the building, careful not to pause directly under the sodium lights. Kassian took several paces beyond and stopped in shadow, then carefully looked around.
The surrounding buildings sat silently, with no telltale shadows. They would keep their secrets this night, apparently.
"It's clear," he called, voice pitched low. He waited until the MENTs exited the building and gestured for them to follow.
Kassian set a quick pace. He rarely took point in any given exercise, instead preferring to trail the group and keep watch over all his charges at once while he kept an eye on their surroundings. With Rakitin and Liadov behind him, he felt out of touch, but forged steadily ahead, cutting behind buildings and taking the long way around, instead of the obvious path.
Not an ideal situation, but he would make the best of it.
As they neared the East wing, Kassian spoke over his shoulder, but did not turn to glance behind him.
"The directive was an ALL PERSONNEL, so that means Flame Patrol will be there," he told the MENTs. "Try to minimize contact. We'll be running interference."
He let the way inside. Ahead, Kassian could hear voices echoing in the main hall. They weren't too late, then.
[Continued in Night Search for Corpus 2]