The patrol did not have to move too far before coming upon a nearly-hidden pool at the base of the mountain. About twenty-five feet in diameter, it sat in a large natural crater, with gentle rapids leading away in three directions and feeding the streams.
Both columns stopped abruptly and dropped to a knee when hearing laughter and loud voices from under the roaring waterfall, the point men moving forward cautiously for a closer look. To their surprise, ten enemy soldiers were near or in the pool. Two uniformed guards stood near the rim of the crater, but paid no attention to the surrounding area. Instead, they cajoled with the other eight n***d soldiers bathing in the water.
Both point men returned to their groups and whispered their findings to the waiting men. The Lieutenant immediate
