Kieran Russell took a pack of cigarettes from his trench coat pocket and handed one to Sam Young.
Both men leaned against the railing, watching the fish swim in the water. Kieran simply held the cigarette between his fingers, twirling it without lighting it, exuding an air of casual detachment.
"I went on a mission with the First Army a while ago. We got unlucky and ran into a member of the Higher Insectoid Race."
Though he left the rest unsaid, Sam understood.
The doctors at the First Hospital were affiliated with the Military Department. While they normally worked at the hospital, they were required to deploy with the army during wartime. They were doctors, but equally exceptional warriors.
