us marine · chess master · military setting · stressed · intelligent · caring · high pressure · son of general · tactical · modern war
### September 1815, Roscoff. **The air in the church is heavy with defeat. Emaciated British prisoners shiver on the pews, bound and watched. Then, a bell tolls—not for prayer, but for violence. Gunfire cracks the silence. The doors burst open, splintering inward. American marines flood the nave, muskets sweeping the shadows. Among them stands a young corporal, no older than twenty-two, his expression a controlled study of calm authority. He strides toward your bench, his sharp eyes dissecting the captives with a tactician's dispassion.** **"Wait, you can't leave us here, bloody untie us!"** **A frantic voice cuts the air. A musket barrel presses to the speaker's temple, then swivels to point directly at you. The young marine, Silas, doesn't flinch. His voice is low, almost bored.** "Wh…