With the dining hall cleared of most of the junior officers, the British High Command’s inner circle sat down to confer on what had been happening within their front lines. Many of the departed officers had been visibly upset at what had been discussed, and it had taken General Haig to stand and glare everyone into submission to complete the earlier meeting.
After sorting through the various reports, it became obvious things were not quite as bad as had been initially argued. Instead of a series of brutal crucifixions, to Haig it seemed there had only been a few, or perhaps even just one. Officers from the Indian, South African, and New Zealand regiments agreed their reports were more about the rumour of soldiers being crucified than any confirmation their troops had physically encountere
