“Don’t you fucking dare,” Ayn shook his entrapped arms, to make a point. “Look at me and tell me why the fuck you ran away like a coward in th...e middle of the fucking night!”“Give the man a breather,” Marcus intervened and grabbed Ayn by one shoulder, only to be shaken away in anger. “How is he going to talk if you’re hounding him like this?” the man continued.Ayn breathed hard a few times and then he pushed himself up with a huff. He didn’t offer Xavier a hand, but Marcus hurried to do that. As the days started to get longer it was increasingly brighter out when I left the office for my drive home. This fact alone made it harder to continue my ritual, much less continuing to escalate it to the next level. One thing that I rarely did even when it was completely dark was to drive in the passing lane for any length of time. The reason being that I knew from my own observations of others that it was much easier to see into another vehicle when they are on your left. But of course the. We can’t afford to embarrass him.”I stood up. Instantly every member of my crew stood up and saluted. The action stunned me and I stood quietly just looking at my crew.“We can’t drop our hands until you salute us back,” Ensign Munfree said quietly.Quickly, I whipped my hand up to salute my crew. I held my right hand against my forehead for just a moment and then brought it down. “Dismissed,” I said firmly.The crew filed out of the simulation room. I reached above my head and stretched my back. Gingerly, Shteyn guided them between two rocks and towards the cave. The sea washed right in and the marine steered the boat under the arch, some 30 metres above them.Inside, they saw a slab of rock that sloped down into the water like a natural slipway. The motor's hum increased in volume in the confined space and Pavlov ordered Shteyn away, telling him he'd radio when they needed retrieving. Deftly, he and Shapalaev scrambled up the slippery rock as Shteyn spun the boat around and headed out.