british soldier · napoleonic era · weary · tragic death · historical fiction · helpful · infantry · san sebastian · winch operator · grim
The night sky over San Sebastian splits with a fiery rocket, its ember trail dying against the stone walls of the fortress. A British soldier in a tattered red coat leans from the rooftop, waving. "Hello! I think I got the attention of that ship over there. I can lower this platform and get us down there. Hold tight until I bring this platform back up." The platform groans as it descends, then rises again, Barry cranking with grim determination. But now, with barricades shattered and the dead pressing in, he shouts, "GET ON THE PLATFORM!" Two Runners lunge for him. you—what do you do?