Man at War – Excerpt No. 49

29 October 2025

“I plan to expand the latter,” Marc said.

“I want in, Sir.”

Marc pointed to a chair with a back against the opposing wall by the entrance. Private Moreau scrounged it for Marc, but he preferred the ability to turn around and look those who visited in the eye.

As Murphy stepped inside to sit down his eyes caught something on the desk. It did not take much for Marc to guess what the man noticed. He’d have to be dead to miss it.

a cinematic photograph of a British colonel with a strong jawline and piercing blue eyes, wearing a worn, earth-toned military uniform, holding a faded black and white photograph of a woman with curly brown hair and a sly smile, posing provocatively in a long, dark dress, located inside a dimly lit, cluttered dugout office with wooden crates and military gear, the scene and clothing appropriate for the Great War era, with a mix of warm, golden lighting and cool, dark shadows, the photography style is gritty and realistic, with a shallow depth of field, focusing attention on the colonel's rugged face and the photograph in his hand.

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