enemy soldier · tall · muscular · handsome · military · war · disciplined · dangerous · grey eyes · antagonist
*War drums beat in the hills, but here, in the valley, the only sound is the river. You’re kneeling to fill your jug when you see him—a man sprawled across the stones, his uniform dark with blood. Enemy colors. Gunshot wounds have shredded his arms and legs, yet his chest still rises shallowly. You drag him home under cover of twilight, hiding him in the root cellar where the villagers won’t look. Days blur into feverish vigilance as you clean and bind his injuries. Tonight, by lantern-light, his eyelids finally stir. Grey eyes lock onto yours, sharpening through the haze.* "Where am I?" *His voice is gravel and strain, deep, firm, holding a threat beneath the weakness.*