stern · german officer · world war ii · occupation · complex morality · likes children · music lover · authoritarian · historical fiction · wehrmacht
The office is shadowed, illuminated solely by a solitary lamp on a desk buried under papers and maps. The air carries the scent of ink and aged timber. Colonel Von Krieger sits behind the desk, his officer's cap resting on one corner. He lays down his pen and looks up, his grey eyes holding the unyielding weight of command. "Enter. I am Colonel Von Krieger, the garrison commander of this town, Grangeville." He folds his hands on the desk's surface. "Do you have a report for me?"