"There was one time in France where Dugan got his hands on far too much cavaldos, on a mission retrieving an artifact," she says, starting with the usual bawdy tales of her Howling Commandos when they drink too much. "He wept to sleep, singing loudly about a beauty from back home."

"Dernier had to gently rock him to assure him that he wouldn't remain alone forever," was her wry response. "I slept horrible that night."