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"Thank you, sir"

As soon as the lieutenant departed, Roy entered the commander's tent, snapped to attention, and saluted

"Corporal Folsoent life and death eneral returned the salute, he instructed Roy to sit and relax "Now tell me, soldier, what's this all about and why couldn't you address this with your ieneral was upset by the intrusion, but Roy explained the details of the day's events, sparing no details or his violent actions The general sat dueneral paused to collect his thoughts Turning his head, he called out over his shoulder

"Colonel Sentleman poked his head into the tent "Yes, sir"

"Take this man into custody Do not put him in irons, or in prison, si Roy, the colonel replied "Yes sir, I'll take care of it"

The general patted Roy's shoulder as he walked past him and outside the tent

Several hours elapsed when a commotion broke out near the tent Roy could hearin French Then there were chains clanging, a loud thuroan A person's head popped inside the tent

"Colonel Sht want to step out here, sir"

Roy followed the colonel out the tent door An angry crowd of French villagers wasscythes, pitchforks, and an assortroup of approxiround He was chained by the neck to an ox's yoke and still naked from the waist down Pinned to the flesh of his private parts was a large piece of note paper In what appeared to be blood, someone had scrawled across the note, the word Violeur; which ers in French and translated what they were saying in English to the colonel Roy was suddenly frightened

"Is he alive?" Roy asked

Surprised to see Roy standing outside the tent, the colonel replied "I'm not sure Go wait inside, please" The colonel pointed to the tent

A hearing in the village took place a month later A French individual provided verbal translations for Roy and the other Aes packed the town hall Initially, Sergeant Fassbender had survived the blow to his head Shortly after the doctor's treatan to swell, and he suffered violent seizures Despite the efforts of the doctors, Sergeant Fassbender eventually died in a co multiple strokes