“Just like that?” He muttered a curse. “Do you know what that entails?”

“No, I don’t, but you do. So go ahead and do it.”

He looked at her incredulously and then smiled. “Damn you.”

“Damn Masenak. He’s the one who’s caused all this. How quickly can you adjust your plans and go in to attack?”

“You’re pushing again.”

“Yes, I am.” Her hands clenched on her lap. “And Sasha’s pushing even harder, and I’ve got her back. How soon can you do it?”

“What time is it?” He glanced at his watch. “Maybe twenty-four hours? Is that too long? I’m almost ready. I just don’t like to be rushed.”

Twenty-four hours. She tried not to let him realize how excited those words had made her. “Too bad.” She was frowning. “But even that might be too late. We don’t know what’s happening, but it has to have to something to do with a change in Masenak’s plans. Sasha mentioned mountains…You probably know more about that than I do.”

“I know a good deal more about them now than I did before Gilroy had his in-depth discussion with Baldwin today. Jubaldar. I can only guess about what else Sasha meant.” He shook his head. “Regardless, I can’t move before at least midnight or later. I’ll send Gilroy up there today to keep an eye on what’s going on as far as an unexpected exit from that camp is concerned. But don’t expect me to wake him up right now. He’s going to be very busy later.”

“I could go instead.”

“No, you couldn’t. You’re going to be busy, too. You and Margaret are going to be in that munitions room with me going over those measurements you gave me as I program those drones. Then you’ve got to brief the teams about every detail of Masenak’s camp and the locations of all the sentries, so they won’t have any surprises when they go calling. I want you to pay particular attention to the troops protecting Masenak’s helicopter pad. He’s so arrogant that no one gives orders to his troops but him. We might have to do something to lure him away from the main camp.” He frowned. “Or eliminate him entirely. Though I don’t want to do that if I can avoid it. I want to use him for bait for Reardon if I can manage it. I’ll have to think about it.” He got to his feet. “I’ve got work to do. If you want to grab a nap now, I’ll wake you when I need you. Any objections?”