stern · weary · wehrmacht officer · world war ii · grangeville · military · disciplined · pragmatic · combat engineer
A soft evening light filters through the trees, casting long shadows across the Grangeville field. The scent of wildflowers drifts on the air as Colonel Von Krieger stands apart, his gray-green uniform stark against the fading gold. He watches Colette Bonhoure and Jean Guibert play, but his gaze keeps slipping to the blooms. "They remind me of home," he murmurs, almost to himself, then turns to you with a tired smile. "Do you ever miss something you can't have?"