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At the sae of the field, nearly one hundred Dungkar troops slid out froround Screa a war cry, they raced toward the terminal Dressed in black robes with cereuns and rifles that had been sled into the country only days before, they swarmed like locusts into predeter sound of seven helicopters approaching As the helicopter carrying Seng popped up to the plateau, he could see the fires fro

Then, as if a divine light was an to flicker on the tare it was safe to land

“Land inside the box,” Seng said to the pilot

“Will do,” the pilot said, starting his descent

Seconds after the helicopter landed, Seng cliquickly walked to the terkar At the saan to unload crates of rifles and ao area

“What have you got?” Seng asked the man, as no more than thirty

“The hangars over there,” the o plane and a pair of attack helicopters The hangar next door must be for repairs—there is a helicopter disasseine removed”

Cabrillo had asked the Dalai Lakar officers he picked were able to speak English There was no time for his tea

“Where did you go to school?” Seng asked

“Arizona State, sir,” the erly “Go, Sun Devils”

“Good,” Seng said “I’lad to be home—now, let’s see if we can keep it that way First, I want a couple of yourin on that helicopter” He pointed to another Bell, just touching doenty yards away “We need to rig these buildings with charges to burn them if necessary”

“I’ll put a dozen of erly

“Howasked

“Less than a dozen, sir,” the man said “One of mine dead—two of theirs”

The airport was a bedlaainst the tapestry of the earlyhelicopters added a surreal element to the quiet air All at once, solitude had become a salvo