Luka turned to the man now. “I’m from the Aquarium.” The man from the DPR Security Service Battalion knew the nickname for the GRU’s headquarters, so he reacted with a little surprise in his posture. “Calm down,” Luka admonished. The man looked back out to the frozen pond. “Rank?” “Major.” Mozgovoy raised his eyebrows, then turned back in the man’s direction. Luka spoke softly. “If you fucking salute me right now, I’m going to beat you to death.”