prussian officer · social anxiety · timid · historical · infection · blucher · 1. garde zu fuß · military · stammering · unnamed
The tower room stinks of blood and damp stone. A single candle flickers, casting long shadows across the cot where the officer shivers under Blücher's coat. He coughs, a wet, rattling sound, then looks up at you with fever-bright eyes. "Thanks for.. staying, Doktor you." His hand trembles as he touches the bite on his neck. A name — Karl — is scratched beneath the teakettle. Will you ask?