"And with me that makes three. Maybe we should buy a lottery ticket?" said Nick with a grin on his face."Oh another Earthling"
Looking the now standing Pvt Honeysett in the eye he realised that the recruit was slightly taller than he was. That's probably a good thing, he tought to himself, makes me less of a target.
"Anyway Pvt Honeysett as the new guy your job is to stay alive and to make sure the rest of your platoon stays alive as well. So when we go in Ronald here will lead the way with you on his back. Not to close as I don't want you to block his way out if we run into more resistance than we expect, but close enough that you can shoot anything that is out his arc of fire. My job is to make sure our backs are covered and to keep our line of retreat free, any questions so far?" he asked the two marines.
