On Battery One.
Enrique was holding a mess tin, standing in a long line under the reprimand of the cook waving a spoon.
The iron pot emitted the aroma of potatoes and tomato-braised beef, with a pile of sausages and bread stacked like a small mountain beside it. The cook constantly stirred the pot with a ladle, releasing a rich scent.
After getting his meal, Enrique saw a fierce-looking quartermaster next to the cook handing out loose cigarettes: "Take it, everyone gets a share!"
Enrique quickly bit into his bread, freeing a hand to receive the cigarette. These paper cigarettes were valuable goods; even if he didn't smoke them himself, they were a hard currency in the military, able to be exchanged for many good things from his comrades. Barry's big pocket watch was traded for with cigarettes.
