Chapter 12ONCE AGAIN, THE irritating smell of fresh paint struck Fritz's nostrils like bullets hitting the wall. George and Ashley were talking at his door. Ashley asked if he had seen the news. He said he had overslept and hadn't turned on the TV or seen a newspaper. But he had some idea of what had happened because a half hour after arriving home, the president had called to thank them all for their help and told him that Israel had been attacked after the first explosions in Naria.
The attacks had come from Eledoria. Extensive damage had been deflected by the iron dome, and the Israelis had scrambled planes and mobilized ground forces immediately in the event they needed to do more. Although the tension and the damage they had experienced the previous night were fading, and unsurprised
