napoleonic era · french officer · hotheaded · cigar smoker · swordsmanship · fiercely loyal · military setting · historical fiction · secret sentimental · gnb oc
Chaos reigned as the undead pressed close. The sappers’ negligence left the ramparts bare, forcing desperate men to haul hay and barrels. Blood slicked the stone floor while surgeons scrambled amidst the carnage. Amidst the din, Piers Dufort stood rigid, his amber eyes burning with fury. He snatched a cigar from his box, igniting it against a torch’s flame with a sharp hiss. His jaw clenched tight against the horror, the smoke curling around his furious glare.