‘We got him.’ 

 "You feel bad?" Vengy returned, "-oh, think about what's needed on that table later. We'll have to reconstruct her from nothing, it's going to work… trust me, it's work."

Thus, without much else said, the whole day was spent cleaning – the bill was soon delivered at the General's office and read quite a hefty sum. Carl, with his hand down to his waist, paced the mansion mindlessly. 

 "General, please," assistants came to no avail.

 "No luck, he's not listening to anyone."

Outside, those closer to the general got in contact with Dhia, "-please do something about the general. He hasn't moved from that spot since this morning. We need him at the office, there's more riding on his presence that he wishes to acknowledge."

 "I lost my daughter," she grabbed her forearm, "-and you're telling me to go help another when I, myself, need help?"