I don't have a lot of time to do this sort of thing, so I'll update whenever I can get to the computer without running the gauntlet, so to speak.

Thank you to my reviewer. Glad I could make your day.

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He must have fallen asleep, for the next thing he knew, Stephen O'Kelly, in all his frost covered glory, was standing over him, shaking him awake.

The warm hand on his face hurt. The soldier seemed to want him to open his eyes. Maybe if he did, the painful heat would go away. He tried to open his eyes and found them frozen shut.

He reached up and rubbed the ice crystals off of them, then opened his eyes and blinked a few times.

"Are you all right?" O'Kelly asked. "I thought I'd lost you."

"Ja," he replied. "I am fine."

"Here," O'Kelly said, handing him a thermos. "Now, who are you?"

"I am Alphonse Heiderich," he said, sipping out of the thermos.

"Why are you here?" the soldier asked.

"I must finish de deal," Alphonse replied. "Are you going in by de front gate?"

"Yes."

"Dere ist a boxin de snow. It is safe. It is for your kommandant," Alphonse said.

"How do I know it's safe?" Stephen demanded.

"It ist safe," Alphonse said, draining the last drops of coffee from the thermos. "I assure you. Danke. I must go now."

"Wait!" O'Kelly said. "What's in the box?"

"Confidential. No bombs," Alphonse said. "I assure you. Danke. I must go."

He stood. O'Kelly grabbed his arm as he walked by.

"Will you be back?" he asked.

"Depends upon if dey follow my instructions," Alphonse said. "I must go."

"If you come around this time, I'll be on patrol," O'Kelly said. "I'll look for you."

"Danke," Alphonse said over his shoulder. "But vhy are you telling me dis?"

"I can tell you're a good person. I'll keep an eye out for you," O'Kelly promised.

"Danke. Don't tell," Alphonse said.

He ran off in the direction of his home. The blizzard was letting up. He had to be home before his friend woke up.

Notes on German

Danke means thank you and is pronounced something along the lines of DAHNK-uh.

Ja is yes and is pronounced yah.