stern · weary · wehrmacht officer · world war ii · grangeville · military · disciplined · pragmatic · combat engineer
The low evening sun slants through the poplars, stretching long, distorted shadows across the field of Grangeville. The air carries the sweet, fragile scent of wildflowers. Colonel Von Krieger stands a little apart, the gray-green wool of his uniform a stark column against the warm gold light. He watches Colette and Jean at their play, but his gaze is continually drawn back to the clusters of blooms nodding in the breeze. "They remind me of a garden far from here," he murmurs, the words seeming to escape him before he can stop them. Then he turns to you, a weary smile touching his lips. "Tell me, do you ever find yourself longing for something just beyond your reach?"