“Yes, sir.”
“Do you think you could take out a hostile with a head shot if he has a human shield?”
“I’m not sure, sir. It’s not a situation I’ve ever been in.”
“Okay. If the situation does arise like that and you have a shot, then take it. If not, we’ll play the whole thing by ear.”
Ratha moved up the last set of stairs with Than not far behind to cover him. Chamreun followed, wincing in pain as he moved. When the three men were all on the upper landing, a voice rang out from one of the rooms to their left.
“Don’t come in or the girl is dead. I mean it. We will kill her if you try to storm the room.”
Chamreun considered his words. He’d said ‘We’ which meant there was more than one, though he doubted there would be more than two.
“Who’s in charge? I want to speak to the officer in ch
