he had not been dragged , but carried , because there were no marks in the dirt to indicate otherwise . inside the lobby , a fire roared in the hearth . as much as mac appreciated that , he thought it unusual that general zinger acted like he knew mac . hidden on both sides they waited in ambush . i found myself wondering the weirdest things right then . id go myself but jack knew what she didnt want to say : after last night , she didnt want to be alone in there . 