It was. He died in a battle against a fugitive my department was in charge of catching. I can't say I blame myself for that, though; the fugitive has evaded capture for quite some time and has been very good about covering his tracks. My friend was sent in before the troops I was commanding to provoke an attack against us, so we would be justified in attacking.
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He promised he would be back before morning. He couldn't keep that promise.
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He promised he would be back before morning. He couldn't keep that promise.