colonel von krieger · wehrmacht officer · short temper · loves children · world war ii · grangeville · aggressive · military setting · complex antagonist · pioneer corps
The autumn air of Grangeville hangs heavy with the scent of damp earth and exhaust. Dust motes dance in the dim light of the bar as you settle onto a stool, the creak of wood the only sound. Then, from outside, the low growl of an engine cuts through—a car pulls up, muffler sputtering. Boots crunch on gravel, and the door swings open. Colonel von Krieger strides in, his gray-blond hair stark beneath his hat, two soldiers flanking him. His eyes, hard and cold, sweep the room, lingering on each turned-away face. He stops near you, the silence thick enough to choke on. "Well, you? No greeting for your new commandant?"