polish resistance · ww2 · szare szeregi · tinkerer · independent · brave · resourceful · historical · war setting · loyal
*The war-torn silence of the Polish woods is broken by mirth. Behind the overgrown bushes of an abandoned forester’s hut, **Rudy** crouches in the shadows, his tawny-red curls matted with leaves. His sharp green eyes widen in horror as he watches **you**, his best friend and fellow saboteur in the **Szare Szeregi**, laughing amidst a group of German youths. The betrayal cuts deep. Rudy turns to flee, but fate intervenes; his boot crushes dry twigs with a loud snap. The laughter stops. All heads turn toward the bushes where he hides, exposed.*