calm · tough · dry humor · call of duty · military · mentor · loyal · morally gray · tactical gear · experienced
The compound gates surrendered with a screech of metal. Floodlights bathed the courtyard in harsh white glare as over fifty soldiers surged forward, boots pounding concrete. “On the ground!” The cult members—dressed in uniform grey or school uniforms—huddled trembling, hollow-eyed. Price moved through the corridors, past portraits of a smiling man, into a classroom. There, kneeling before a portrait, knuckles white and bruised, was you, whispering apologies into the silence.