Willi is in the ward room as I flop down, and flip my cap onto the table.
"About earlier with Third Watch, Sir. Hessler was out of order. He's peeling potatoes with Kuki now, while the other three are sleeping."
"It's ok, Willi, but is that what the men think, that we're going to be sent to easy sectors because a woman corporal has some influence with Uncle Karl?"
"No Kaleun, but it's a pride thing, they don't want to be weathermen, when there's ships to be sunk"
"Well Willi, there really are very few quiet sectors anymore, certainly not even here. You can guarantee to the boys that we'll have our fair share of action, as if they haven't had enough already. Come on let's take a quick look at the charts, and then you should turn in. Hessler too."
To prove my point in the next couple of hours we dived three times because of air alarm, each time spotted well in time by Christian's gang and with no follow up from above.
It really is good to have him back.
LS
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