1.   Adam followed them from the security of the trees, watched the senior officer talking as the others listened and followed him.

2.   Both senior officers had felt it right to come straight to him.

3.   Cargo shares were of course proportioned to rank, but for the more senior officers it could almost guarantee wealth.

4.   Decisions are taken by senior officers and fed down through the line of command to the ordinary soldiers.

5.   Decker knew that the senior officer was wrong, but was too timid to tell him.

6.   He found it hard enough to persuade senior officers to go along with the peace settlement.

7.   If in any doubt, seek the advice of a senior officer.

8.   Immediate superiors were crucial in mediating the discipline by senior officers, and in the infliction of their own minor punishments.