Horatio walked listlessly through the Compound. What on earth did he do all day to prevent this terrible boredom? He had distant and unattainable memories of endless patrols and paperwork, but that seemed so silly now that he was sure he was mistaken ( Read more... )

[dated to the morning of September 16]Horatio awoke far later than usual. So late, in fact, that he had missed not only his pre-dawn walk on the beach, his routine check of the bulletin board, but also his preparations for the other men's breakfasts. He raised his head to peer at Ray and Fraser, both of whom appeared to still be sleeping. If he ( Read more... )