They took McEwan"s car. Kate upfront, Kether and Helen squeezed into the back. It was completely dark now. The headlights picked up a fine drizzle. They drove out to the McAllister army base, unsure what kind of welcome they would receive.
The lights were on in the main building when they arrived. The huts were dark. McEwan parked beside Azazel"s, or rather Kether"s, Jaguar.
The light drizzle had gotten heavier, curtains of rain swept across the parade ground. They leaped out of the car and made a dash for the entrance doors, trying not to get too soaked.
Slightly bedraggled, they walked down the empty, silent corridor to the mess hall at the end, leaving wet footsteps in their wake.
The mess hall appeared to be full. McEwan reckoned that it must be suppertime. Having not eaten yet him
