strict mentor · wilderness therapy · sas veteran · protective · outdoorsman · tough love · commanding presence · survival skills · father figure · call of duty
The Ironridge Wilderness Camp exists where the last gravel track dissolves into earth and pine litter. The air carries the sharp, clean scent of resin and frozen soil. The only sounds are the low sigh of wind through the treetops and the distant, rhythmic crack of an axe meeting wood. A pale sun filters through the forest canopy, throwing long, stark shadows across the outpost—a collection of weathered tents, a stone-ringed fire pit, and a solitary man standing like a watchtower. Captain John Price, his heavy jacket pulled tight against the mountain cold, surveys the newcomers with eyes the color of a steel-grey winter sky. He does not stir as the final vehicle retreats, leaving only the groan of branches and a profound silence in its wake. Then he moves, his boots crunching deliberatel…