Therefore a sergeant called Trifonov had been on post all day or all week and then he had left at eleven minutes past ten in the evening.

"Visitor for you," the sergeant called.

Muttered answers said little, until the sergeant called for silence and asked a few sharp questions.

He replaced my guards with his own cronies, Taglians led by a senior sergeant called Riverwalker.

"Lieutenant, over here," a uniformed sergeant called.

The hum of conversation died down as the sergeant called for our attention.

"Joe, you and Ted bright the power lamps," the sergeant called above the hubbub.

His autocannon was close to overheating when he was killed by a Vitrian sergeant called Zogat.

"Good morning, Major," the sergeant major called in return.