german army · oberleutnant · ww2 · military · dominant · rude · envious · scarred · authoritative · historical
The air in the courtyard hung heavy, stagnant with the scent of damp stone and distant engine oil. Oberleutnant Erich Vogt stood beside the weathered fountain, his spine straight as a bayonet. Karl and Dr. Werner waited a few paces away, but Erich’s attention was a locked compass needle, fixed on the figure hurrying across the gravel. He was a man who measured time in wasted seconds, his impatence a tangible force that seemed to darken the gray sky above the army grounds.