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"What, by killing soeneral stood to his feet "That will be enough Captain, do you have any further questions for Mr Folsoavel rapped hard "We will adjourn until ten in thedinner, Roy climbed into his bed fully clothed, curled into a ball, and faced the wall Any energy reo to sleep and never wake up Soon he was asleep, re in the sa, Roy was startled by his cell door being unlocked and opened Lifting slightly, Roy peeked over his shoulder and saw the general entering the cell Roy leaped fro to salute

"Sit down Roy, relax At ease soldier," the general eneral slid it near the bed and sat down He waited until the guard cleared the roo your breakfast and coffee I can't force you, but please, for my sake, eat your et executed?"

"I beg your pardon? No, no, no, Roy, you need your strength"

"Why General, so they can execute a healthyhis arhs, and folded his hands "Please, for this moment, you can addressnever took place Do you understandRoy?"

Roy nodded

"Great For now, you and I are having a conversation, between tworeturns to noreneral, you the corporal and soldier Is that clear?"

Again, Roy nodded in agreeeneral leaned back in his chair and relaxed "You ree How old are you?"

"Thirty-seven, sir"

"Okay, close He was a couple of years younger My son was an early casualty in this war So, as you can see, each of us has lost someone near to us"

"Like my friend Stanley?"

"Yes, exactly Now, I know you're worried and scared about these proceedings, but you need to understand so is a formality due to the circumstances We require a trial because if we didn't, the Ar each other over silly disagreeh we train men how to kill on the battlefield, but completely opposite when the war ends, and we send these soldiers hoet about all the bloodshed, pretending as if none of this fighting and killing ever happened; back to their perfect little worlds How crazy is that?"