Rollie walked into the Raven"s Lair ten minutes late. He spotted Raul sitting near the back of the dining area talking with a waitress. He found it humorous that Raul always sat far away and faced the front door in any public establishment. This was another of his military idiosyncrasies for staying alive. As Raul explained, "If someone is going to take me out in a public place then I"m going to make it as difficult as possible." It took Rollie a while to figure out what Raul meant. In his world, staying alive depended on seeing the enemy enter the building and being close to an escape route out the back of the building. Raul claimed that this simple rule saved his life a couple of times.
"Sorry I"m late, Raul. Been here long?"
"Oh, hi, Rollie. No, I just got here. I was giving Gretchen
