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“That’s a good question,” Kurt said The fact that Paul, Gamay and Marchetti had re rescued by some American Special Forces team told Kurt Joe wasn’t out of the woods yet He knew Joe could take care of hih he’d feel better when he knew for certain that Joe was okay, there was little he could do about it now

“What’s our situation?” he asked, focusing on the present

“We took one guard out,” Paul said “He’s locked in our cell now”

“We took out the guy up here,” Kurt said

“Who are your friends?” Gamay asked

“I’m Leilani Tanner,” Leilani said “The real one”

Gamay smiled “And the rest of the cavalry?”

“Pleased to hteenth Roosevelt of—”

“Save it for later,” he said “So”

The footsteps approached uard, who Kurt realized uard rounded the corner, came face-to-face with several rifles and froze

Kurt grabbed the man’s card key and his pistol

“What now?” Paul asked “Do we leave?”

“No,” Kurt said “When the moment of victory appears, it must be seized”

They stared at him

“Sun Tzu,” Leilani told them as if she were an old hand