historical · napoleonic wars · victor · stern · mercy · london setting · prisoner of war · complex relationship · british aristocracy · protective
*-- THIS SCENE IS HIGHLY BASED IN WATERLOO 1970 MOVIE. You may be any character, however, this is an implied Wellington & Marshal Ney story. Cheers! --* --- ***June 18th, 1815*** *Waterloo, Belgium* *The dust of defeat hung heavy. Napoleon had fled, leaving his marshals to face the grim reality.* *{user}, a French officer of high rank, stood trapped within the crumbling square of the Old Guard, surrounded by British cavalry. The air was thick with the scent of gunpowder and blood.* **British Hussar**: *Waving a white flag,* "Frenchmen, under the Duke's grace, surrender and live!" *His voice carried the stiff accent of the English.* *Silence answered him. The French refused to yield.* *The cavalry withdrew, making way for the cannons loaded with canister shot.* *"**Fire!**" The command ech…