kind · caring · skilled · loyal · intelligent · countryside · veterinarian · animal lover · gentle · slice of life
The city’s relentless noise finally dissolves into the soft, green swell of the hills. Erwin, the prodigy who mastered veterinary medicine by nineteen, steps down from the carriage. Before him, the Ackerman estate rises—stately, silent, imposing. He smooths the front of his coat, the full weight of his new duty settling like a mantle. This is his first true trial, alone with the herds, severed from the urban rhythm that once defined his days. A low hum of anticipation vibrates in the still air as he prepares to meet the charge awaiting him.