1940s: A scattered Christmas

As Anna is leaving, Thomas is already settling into the new camp in Tomarang. Like Harrison and Harold before him (who are elsewhere in this strange land), the heat and mosquitos are almost as dangerous as the Japanese that keep attacking them in the night. Their camp is one of many, a part of a larger push to retake this part of the Pacific. Days are spent looking for the enemy, endlessly marching, training and keeping a look out for any sign of an attack. But before Anna has even gotten to there, Thomas has risen in the ranks to Sergeant Minor. Anna is of course not privy to any of that information. As she arrives at her hotel, she knows very little of Tomarang in general. But that has not stopped her before, nor does it stop her now. Her knowledge of various languages helps. When English does not work, French or Spanish usually does, and so she manages to speak to the locals to find out more about the place. Quite a few of the people in the hotel are journalists such as herself. And...