Chapter 9: Returning Home Affairs
In the early morning, the sound of fine rain and footsteps coming and going outside the tent, coupled with indistinct chatter, roused Kane from the world of dreams.
He got up, stretched lazily, and picked up the weapon beside him, slinging it onto his back.
Passing through the tent he lived in, he shielded his eyes from the glaring sunlight with his hand while searching for the office points around the camp square.
The staff coming and going around seemed to have increased from yesterday, though Kane wasn’t sure if it was just his imagination.
He found a temporary office tent and lifted the curtain to go inside.
The large tent was filled with an equally large table and scattered stools, making the tent slightly crowded despite its original spaciousness.
President Gordon, whom he had briefly met yesterday, was sitting at the head of the table, writing and sketching on the pile of documents in front of him, seemingly too busy to notice Kane’s arrival.
Nando, standing behind the president, was explaining something but stopped when he saw Kane enter, leaning over to whisper a reminder of Kane’s arrival in the president’s ear.
Gordon lifted his head to see Kane, rising slowly like a normal elderly man. If not for Kane knowing he was of the colorful rank, it would have seemed real.
As he stood, his beard, which had changed from three long braids yesterday to five equal ones today, was revealed.
"Did I interrupt your work, President?" Kane asked, scratching his head awkwardly.
Gordon shook his head, saying calmly, "Don’t worry about it, the cumbersome paperwork is always meaningless and endless."