2nd Lieutenant, Aeval had watched the Chinook land on the helipad from the black barn and had approached as the rotors wound down, standing where the residual wind only stirred her cowl, the crew had set to removing the baggage and loading it into the trailer hitched to the quad bike, two of her sisters would drive it down to their billets, they had dressed only in black and grey body armour and kevlar jeans eschewing their habits for practicality, HK-G36k carbine's hung casually from shoulders, her only weapon was her Glock 17 on a cross body lanyard, she wasn't expecting trouble, yet.
As they disembarked she was surprised, expecting wall to wall weird, but apart from the guy with antlers, the chavy son of Kermit and one with a head that wouldn't look out of place under an ostriches arse, she had the usual cross section of humanity,some would even be considered attractive, hey who knew.
The Chav had obviously not read the script, and was trying to casually saunter towards the quad bike and the Sisters, Corporal Sabine waited until he was 10 foot away, then nonchalantly swung her rifle up one handed to point between his eyes, as he stepped back she smiled and gestured with her weapon for him to join the others and turned around, little minx.
As they drew closer to her she began to feel uneasy, a hint of something not quite right, then it passed, as if it had noticed her reaction and had dampened down on the effect.
As she motioned for them to follow her down to the Tavern the great Raven launched from the church to glide over them, his shrill alarm call clearly spooking some of the group, so he felt it too, she thanked him.
In the tavern, small talk dealt with she asked them to join her in the bar at the big pine table.
“Ladies, gentlemen you have much to discuss and sort before night fall, there are cooking facilities at your lodgings or you can use those here, your bags will be in your rooms, go out that door and through the gate in the wall, government building is the first you come to Millcombe is past that, there is a map here” pointing to a pile of A4's, “The clue you have been waiting for is on the back, it says, For the defence of India and a little bit of bronze cannon, I can be reached by using the phone near the door, please do not approach the other sisters. I will check in here each morning.” and with that she swept out.