A fax arrives:
At the bottom of the fax is a hand-written note:
EXERCISE MESSAGE
HIDDEN HERALD
ABOUT TIME YOU PAID ATTENTION. WE ARE SERIOUS. WE HAVE 27 HOSTAGES, TWO WOUNDED. WE WILL RELEASE THE WOUNDED IN EXCHANGE FOR FOOD AND WATER.
OUR DEMANDS FOLLOW:
TEN MILLION DUCATS
FIFTY AUTOMATIC RIFLES
TEN ANTI-TANK MISSILES
RELEASE OF ALL ALBONAN PRISONERS FROM EUTOPIAN PRISONS
YOU HAVE ONE HOUR TO RESPOND, OR WE START POPPING HOSTAGES
EXERCISE MESSAGE
HIDDEN HERALD
At the bottom of the fax is a hand-written note:
Minister, I would like to compliment you and your Ministry on its quick, competent, and thorough response to this exercise. You may rest assured it will be noted in my report to the President.
/s/Levarge