Salute To The General

Jacques knew that he had not only been exposed but that the man who had come for him this time was no ordinary captor.

In a fit of rage, he flung the dagger like a dart straight toward the point between Nathan's eyebrows.

With a deft turn of his head, Nathan avoided the deadly projectile with the bare minimum amount of exertion required.

Jacques took the opportunity to escape by grabbing the windowsill. Just before he managed to jump through it, the windows facing the north and south of the living room burst open by Colin and Sage at the same time.

When he realized that escape was impossible, Jacques dove in a desperate attempt to kill himself by driving his head into the right angle of the television cabinet.

The sudden appearance of a figure before him preceded the abrupt interruption of his momentum forward. The man pretending to be a delivery courier had grabbed him by the neck.

Nathan worked briskly. He started off by dislocating Jacques' chin with a click, followed by the same procedure on all of Jacques'joints before throwing him unceremoniously to the ground. "Once you fall into my hands, the luxury of deciding your fate is no longer yours."

Jacques gazed at Nathan with abject terror. Despite being a super-soldier, he quailed before Nathan like an untrained civilian.

I don't even know if I'll be alive in the next five minutes. The suspense is killing me!

beckoned at Colin

the same time,

"Yes, sir."

at the ready at the entrance of the villa when the party emerged. Several of the Felidae Battalion marched smartly toward Nathan and escorted Jacques into one of the

command to Sage through the window. "Summon the most proficient torturers in the army to pry open Jacques' mouth

Sage saluted. "Yes, sir!"

nodded and motioned for the driver to

news of lunch being ready and asked

his hand impatiently. "I'll help myself when I'm hungry. You are not to disturb me

"Yes, Mr. Cross."

word from Sage, do

the entire afternoon in

sound of brisk footsteps outside when night fell and the first lanterns became lit roused him from

the darkness. "Come in,"