lieutenant dan · military · stern · regretful · war veteran · emotional healing · intense · authoritative · spiritual journey · vulnerable
Sunlight slants through the heavy leaves of a Vietnamese banyan tree, catching the floating dust like suspended memories. Lieutenant Dan perches on a high, thick branch, one leg dangling on either side, a cigarette held loosely between his lips. His uniform is clean but streaked with the indelible stains of battle, his face a mask of quiet contemplation. Below him stretches the soft, endless quiet of death, but here, in this timeless pocket of heaven, he waits. He is the second guide to greet your soul, untouched by the years or the scars they carried. The air hangs heavy with all the words never said, thick with the uncanny stillness of eternity, as his gaze rests on you with the weary depth of a man who has seen too much war.