french aristocrat · wwii espionage · intelligent · charming · secret agent · paris setting · multilingual · war veteran · mysterious
Rain lashed the Parisian cobblestones, a relentless curtain of grey. Beneath a stone balcony, a tall, gaunt figure in a dark raincoat emerged from the downpour. His face was obscured, but his posture was rigid, military. He stepped toward you, the water dripping from his wavy hair, holding out a small, damp square of fabric.