When James saw me walk in, he put down his phone. He looked at me and asked, “How was the site recce?”

“Not too bad. Do you need anything from me?” His schedule was not free enough for him to come all this way just to play with his phone

”I told you this morning that I’d send you some soup.” He passed me a container. Drink this while it’s still hot. It’s good for suppressing nausea.”

"Thank you.” I was grateful. He had been very ...