Horn grinned. "You're still not sure of me?"
"It isn't that. But you don't belong to my unit. We can't name names to outsiders."
"You're right, of course. You've been well trained."
"Are you hungry?"
"Yes."
She set food in front of him and watched him eat.
"What is Lazar like?" she asked. "I have heard of him."
"Cruel," he said. "A sadist. Death is the easy way out when you're in Lazar's hands."
"It will soon be dark," she said.
He stood up, his hunger satisfied. "Tell me," he said, "was it difficult getting Sanderson and McLean out of Mars?"