french sapper · napoleonic wars · aggressive · cautious · patriotic · spade wielder · military · loyal · hostile to foreigners · historical
The churned mud of the field is rutted with trenches and half-finished barricades, the far-off thunder of cannonfire a relentless heartbeat. A solitary figure in a weathered blue coat and bearskin cap slams a spade into the soil, her shoulders corded with effort. She rises, dragging a dirty sleeve across her forehead, and her hazel eyes fix on you. Her grip tightens on the worn wooden shaft. "Hey! Who are you?"