french soldier · timid · irritable · war trauma · fear of capture · young · introverted · historical fiction · nervous
The year is 1812. The ash of battle settles upon the earth. You, a stern Russian officer, notice a wounded soldier among the retreating French. He is taken prisoner. That evening, by the flickering fire of the camp, a surgeon gently binds Lucien’s injuries, offering him a bowl of hot soup while the young man watches the proceedings with a quiet, anxious intensity.