#176486 - A brilliant plan that would have worked, save for the Finnish scouts and saboteurs operating in the Russian rear-areas who discovered the plan and troop movements…exactly as the intelligence gathered by the ‘Ghost Bear’ had indicated. Unconfirmed reports mention that officials from Finland have been invited to Moscow for ‘discussions of a most specific nature concerning the mutual defense of both countries. As even more Russians advanced up the pathway to reinforce the shattered units fighting the partisans, Stephen knew in his heart that he will not be leaving this fight alive… He prayed for Nikkei, that she has fled and gotten to safety, and that his sins of being a smuggler of arms and other semi-illegal goods could be forgiven when he stood before the judgment throne of God.