After deciding who enters one of the tunnels, the men direct security and wait for the tunnel to be cleared. After the man goes down the tunnel, Cross begins to dream, "and then, suddenly, without meaning to, he thought of Martha" (118). This shows how distracted Cross is when it comes to Martha. Without even thinking about her, she is in his head and he immediately starts dreaming about her. His obsession is so powerful that it breaks his concentration on the war that awaits him, "he tried to concentrate on the cave and the war, all the dangers, but his love was too strong for him, he felt paralyzed" (118). . The mere thought of Martha makes it difficult for him to focus on anything other than her. He was completely distracted, “his mind wandered, he had difficulty keeping his attention on the war… he shouted at his men to disperse… then he indulged in daydreams, pretending” (117). This shows that Cross thinks first of Martha rather than the men who put their lives in his hands. When Cross thinks of Martha, he doesn't think of her casually, he loses himself completely in her. Cross looked down the tunnel. But he wasn't there. He was buried with Marthe…” (119). When Cross thinks of Martha, there is nothing else, no war, no platoon and no duty, just