By sheer luck, which sometimes shows its face in the middle of such volatile times he had identified an opportunity. The opportunity he needed to regain control but the window was closing and fast. His initial problem was too securer a few minutes with the General and that was no small task, as every senior officer in the army would be seeking him. It was obvious they had all been demanding appointments he wasn't authorised to give earning him the instant disfavour of every denied officer in the room.