Down to the Sea (2014)
““You wish to take a break, sir?”
Vincent looked over at his adjutant, Lieutenant Abraham Keane, and smiled. The boy was shaping up just fine, still a bit too eager to please, but, then again, young lieutenants fresh out of the academy tended to be like that.
He had his father’s lanky frame, long-limbed, narrow chest, high cheekbones, full lips, and, unfortunately, his father’s weak eyes, which required thick glasses. But he had inherited as well his mother’s Irish red hair. To look at h...im was somehow a reminder of himself of thirty years ago, when the world was new, the wars had yet to come, and youth seemed eternal.
“Not much farther, Lieutenant. The Bantag have spotted us, so we might as well press on in.”
Abraham nodded, removing his campaign hat to wipe the sweat from his brow. Vincent knew the boy’s canteen was empty, and he was tempted to offer a sip from his own, but decided against it.MoreLess
Vincent looked over at his adjutant, Lieutenant Abraham Keane, and smiled. The boy was shaping up just fine, still a bit too eager to please, but, then again, young lieutenants fresh out of the academy tended to be like that.
He had his father’s lanky frame, long-limbed, narrow chest, high cheekbones, full lips, and, unfortunately, his father’s weak eyes, which required thick glasses. But he had inherited as well his mother’s Irish red hair. To look at h...im was somehow a reminder of himself of thirty years ago, when the world was new, the wars had yet to come, and youth seemed eternal.
“Not much farther, Lieutenant. The Bantag have spotted us, so we might as well press on in.”
Abraham nodded, removing his campaign hat to wipe the sweat from his brow. Vincent knew the boy’s canteen was empty, and he was tempted to offer a sip from his own, but decided against it.MoreLess
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