Lion, Tiger, Bear | 329 saved your miserable life; we carried you unconscious for days with fever, we were all sick. Remember the firefight with the Ghurkas that night near the remote temple? British swine, it was all petty jealousy, they wanted our stash of finds, our maps, our unique knowledge, the lazy dogs. Klemp and his five men saved all our shitting lives. But unlike us, theyve truly earned those Edelweiss patches on their caps alpine-fighting the Poles and French! Geer sat, confused, stressed, stroking his leg. Yes, the Austrians, they…the Ghurkas were… Klemperers a horses ass, a Nazi cinder dick. I dont think you can turn an indoctrinated and branded Waffen SS officer, said Bernie. Not a chance. Bea added: I trained with the Gebirgsjager in Austria, a tight group of special chaps, indeed a breed apart compared with the rest of the army. But I have to say, Ernst, I wonder if you can really None of you fully understand, blurted Shafer. His association with us Ahnenerbe the last year has slow-w-w-l-y but steadily affected his overall outlook on the war, eroded some of that hastily painted-on SS indoctrination, I can tell, psychology is one of my specialties, it has to be as expedition leader. He put his hand on Geers shoulder and took a lax tone. When pure warriors leave the intense battlefront for calm rear areas or relaxed duty, they tend to soften a bit and regain some humanity over time, though I admit he doesnt show it, not much. He then got up and gently put his hands on Alices shoulders. And yet.. .hes quite taken with Miss Drummond here thankfully, a healthy schoolboy crush perhaps, but that means hes thinking about love, marriage, and adoring children, not combat. She does sport a nice set of smooth flanks, said Bea. Why you Though its immensely difficult to imagine given our circumstances, human beings are really creatures of love, kindness, inventiveness, and tolerance, not brutal warriors, not at our very core essence. The ancients knew that, you do as well, Uta, because I taught you all this years ago. The dominating patriarchal energy in this installation has been suddenly affected by the presence of you two females, and I sense many who lack sufficient male-female balance would love to steal your life force, your precious Vril, by forcing themselves upon you, but that wont happen of course, severe discipline and punishment are good for some things. Such a charming notion, said Alice in disgust, head in hands.