The Fires of Borodino

The fires around the city have created a persistent cloud of soot which hangs in the air and impairs one's field of vision. Konhtandan may join some of us up with the Polish sappers in their attempts to arrest the Russian arsonists. They maneuver in the shadows all around the city, hiding in attics, storefronts, inside tombs. More than 100 have already been captured in the shot. The gnawing ache in my stomach is only in part born of hunger.